Antibiotic use in food animal production is the focus of a white paper
released recently by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA). The
white paper is a summary of information delivered by 13 human and animal health
speakers and symposium participants at “Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A
Dialogue for Common Purpose,” which was held Oct. 26-27 in Chicago, Ill.
The paper provides science-based information regarding the use of antibiotics
in food animal production, human health implications relative to antibiotic use
and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in livestock, NIAA said,
adding that a significant portion of the paper addresses the controversial topic
of antimicrobial resistance.
The white paper, as well as the symposium speakers’ presentations with
synchronized audio, can be accessed online at www.animalagriculture.org.
