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 January 4, 2012
National Report -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an order Jan. 4 prohibiting certain uses of cephalosporin antibiotics in food animals after April 5.
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January 1, 2012
By:Stephanie Skernivitz
Logan, Utah — An agricultural researcher is investigating new pasture-management strategies to treat various conditions of livestock.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 1, 2012
Washington — More than a decade of research by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) indicates that citrus peels, specifically a compound called d-limonen, may be a viable substitute for antimicrobials in livestock.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
January 1, 2012
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Rockville, Md. — Twelve years after filing a petition calling for the phase-out of non-medical uses of antibiotics in food animals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently denied these petitions by saying withdrawing approvals for certain antimicrobail uses in food animals would consume too much of the agency's time and resources.
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September 1, 2011
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Lincoln. Neb. — Researchers at the University of Nebraska have been awarded a five-year, $2.35 millioin grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to find what makes some livestock "supershedders" of food-borne pathogens.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
June 8, 2011
Silver Spring, Md. -- Alpharma, a Pfizer subsidiary, will voluntarily suspend sales of 3-Nitro (Roxarson), a drug that has been in the company?s portfolio since 1944 and is primarily used in broiler chickens.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
May 28, 2011
Paris -- Veterinarians with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) report that the cattle disease rinderpest has been completely eradicated from live animal populations.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
April 1, 2011
Rockville, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently unveiled its strategic plan to monitor antimicrobial resistance.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
February 1, 2011
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Modesto, Calif. — a poultry producer filed a civil suit in California seeking specific directions on how to comply with the controversial Prop 2.
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