Extension Education Symposium: The future of biosecurity and antimicrobial use in livestock production in the United States and the role of extension

Journal of Animal Science
S ClarkP Ebner

Abstract

As the global population continues to grow, food needs will increase as well. The amount of land and other resources devoted to agriculture production is not expected to grow significantly, leading most to agree that the substantial increases in food production to meet food security needs will come through the development of technologies that improve production efficiency. Diseases are constant threats to efficiency in all segments of agriculture. In livestock production, many of the bacterial pathogens that infect food animals are controlled through the use of antimicrobials. Antimicrobials are currently used in the United States not only to treat specific diseases, but also as feed additives to prevent bacterial disease in general or to improve growth performance. In recent years, there have been several proposals in the United States, both at state and federal levels, aimed at curtailing or dramatically reducing the use antimicrobials as feed additives, creating a policy similar to that of the European Union. Here we review the current policies on antimicrobial use in the European Union and their impact on food animal production. In addition, we discuss the future of antimicrobial use in food animal production in the United ...Continue Reading

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Jun 1, 2018·Veterinary Medicine and Science·Naoufal RahmatallahMohammed El Houadfi
Jul 8, 2015·Applied and Environmental Microbiology·Diane Sunira DanielSadequr Rahman
Aug 20, 2019·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Hani M El-Zaiat, Adibe L Abdalla
Apr 21, 2020·Food Additives & Contaminants. Part B, Surveillance·Yan YangLijing Liu
Jan 1, 2014·Agricultural Research·Balvinder K ManujaRaj Kumar Singh

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