Newly released white paper offers a summary of science-based information regarding the use of antibiotics in food-animals, public and environmental health implications and the next steps of stewardship.
Symposium topics include an industry report on the state of antibiotic stewardship, information on the latest antimicrobial stewardship and resistance research, regulatory updates, One Health collaborations and more.
Report represents a 10-year set of data collected from 2013 to 2022 for U.S. broiler chickens and turkeys and represents a seven-year set of data collected from 2016 to 2022 for layers.
European Union is one of only few bodies to introduce such restrictions, despite the fact that as many as 61% of American consumers are willing to pay more for meat produced without the use of antibiotics.
Antibiotic usage in animals produced for food has been a controversial topic for the past several years. The concern has been centered on the concept that antibiotic use in food animals may induce antibiotic resistance in potential food-borne pathogens for humans.