Livestock
Two FFAR-funded studies point to less antibiotic use in beef cattle
Kansas State models show group treatment for respiratory disease did not pay in 72% of groups, and Texas Tech links liver abscesses to rumen health, not genetics.
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LivestockScottish pilot gives livestock farms yearly antibiotic-use reports
Fifteen vet practices produce standardised antimicrobial use reports for cattle and sheep clients, and early results suggest use is lower than expected.
LivestockNew vet guidance makes farmers prove each cow needs dry-off antibiotics
Veterinary Council guidance coming into force next year will require cow-by-cow evidence for antibiotic dry cow therapy, and in-line milk sensors are emerging as the record that supplies it.
LivestockNew models and a blood test point to less antibiotic use in US beef cattle
FFAR-funded work at Kansas State and Texas Tech found group antibiotic treatment did not pay off in 72% of cattle groups studied, and that a blood test predicts liver abscesses with 80% accuracy.
Livestock
Livestock department names 117 illegal makers of substandard feed, serves notices
In a market where 150 registered companies make about 7.5 million tonnes of commercial feed a year, DLS acting DG Md Shahjaman Khan told the FIAB-USSEC seminar that raids had identified 117 illegal producers of poor-quality feed.
Livestock
Stop the misuse of antibiotics in poultry, state minister tells Gazipur workshop; farmers now hold farmer cards and hatching-egg exports have begun
At a workshop on enforcing the Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act 2010, State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku said needless antibiotics put food safety and production costs at risk, and that the government is alert to complaints of horse meat being sold in Gazipur.
Livestock
Antibiotic-Free Broiler Chicken Raises Hopes of a Protein Revolution
Researchers at Rajshahi University have produced an antibiotic-free broiler, the Green Broiler, which they say tastes better and could help meet the protein needs of low-income people.
Livestock
If Antibiotics Are Found in Cow's Milk, How Safe Is Its Meat?
Antibiotics found in cow's milk and beef have left Bangladeshi consumers asking how safe beef is, while vets blame careless use of the drugs.