Tag Archive: antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, FDA, Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Producers Council, vfd
FDA’s antibiotic guidance and VFDs continue a smooth transition
Feb 27, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on FDA’s antibiotic guidance and VFDs continue a smooth transition
It’s fast approaching 2 years since the FDA implemented its revised guidance for antibiotic use in food animals. At the center of the effort is the veterinary feed directive (VFD).New council to direct swine-disease response
Feb 21, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on New council to direct swine-disease response
For years, the USDA and US pork industry have had plans in place to address a foreign animal disease, but PED and ASF developments raised the priority status to a new level.‘Race to zero’ not the answer in antibiotics debate
Sep 12, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on ‘Race to zero’ not the answer in antibiotics debate
Regulations around the use of antibiotics in feed should not encourage a race to “no antibiotics ever” production systems that could compromise pig welfare, according to a pork-industry...