12.13.13
FDA Issues Guidelines on Use of Antibiotics in Livestock
By Ana S. Ayala
On December 11, 2013, the Food Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidelines aimed at phasing out the use of antibiotics that are critical to human health in food-producing animals, including penicillin, azithromycin and tetracycline. Aside from treating infections in animals, livestock producers have been using antibiotics to induce growth in an animal and maximize feed. The […]
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FDA
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animal Animal Health Institute Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Bayer Center for Veterinary Medicine drug drug companies drug resistance drugs Elanco infectious diseases Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Merck Novartis Pharmaceuticals public health Sanofi Zoetis
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