This slide presentation from the FDA covers the topics of antimicrobial use in animal agriculture, including the Guidelines for Industry that outline their judicious use, and which drugs are affected by the Veterinary Feed Directive.
Medically Important Antimicrobials in Animal Agriculture (pdf, 5.8 MB)
TOOLBOX, Issue 4: An interview with Thomas Painter, DVM, US Pork Technical Services, Zoetis
The Food and Drug Administration’s revised rules for antibiotic use in hogs, including the VFD, has led to a reduction in and more strategic use of antibiotics in swine.
By Clayton Johnson, DVM Carthage Veterinary Service Integrated Veterinary Network
The US pork industry has a good track record for using antibiotics responsibly, but how should it be graded for its efforts? By volume? Types of antibiotics used? Resistance trends?
