A Kansas State University veterinary expert advises that ranchers shouldn't expect their veterinarians to automatically approve uses of medically important antibiotics under new federal guidelines that fully take effect Jan. 1, 2017. Click here for full story.
Wal-Mart is the first major retailer to take a stance to limit the use of the antibiotics. Click here for full story.
Tyson will also begin looking at ways to reduce antibiotic use in cattle, hogs and turkeys. Click here for the full story
Communications professor Robert Gass recently gave dairymen some pointers on countering criticisms of milk production. Click here for the full story
Producers are changing the way they care for their livestock as increasing regulation and consumer awareness bring more scrutiny to the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.
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A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesn't have to begin the process of withdrawing antibiotics from subtherapeutic use in animal agriculture. Click here for the full story
