As part of their ongoing commitment to bringing customers innovative solutions to the challenges facing the industry, Novus International used the 2016 World Pork Expo as an opportunity to debut Project Horizon, which aims to help producers navigate through the transition to antibiotic-free production. “We’ve had in-house expertise in terms of gut health and nutrition throughout the 25 years that … Read More
Antibiotic-Free Production Tips from Alltech
Antibiotic-free brands, such as Open Prairie Natural Pork, Applegate Natural & Organic Meats, Farm Promise Pork and Niman Ranch, are popping up in meat counters across the United States, and according to Dr. Tom Gillespie, a veterinarian with Rensselaer Swine Services, this shift in production is likely to grow and stay. “The movement has finally impacted consumer choices in the … Read More
The One Health Approach
Several international experts in animal health and nutrition were present at ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, where their expert testimony on the solutions to the wide array of challenges facing animal production could be heard by a global audience. Prof. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and expert in Veterinary Toxicology who works with the European Food Safety Authority … Read More
Transforming Veterinary Medicine for the Future
Several of the lecture sessions during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference centered around opportunities and innovations pertaining to animal health and nutrition, and many offered unique perspectives on ways to overcome the many challenges facing those fields. One of the most unique, comprehensive perspectives offered to attendees was that of Dr. Stephen Collett, DVM, a clinical professor at the University … Read More
Elanco Releases New In-Feed Antibiotic
Necrotic enteritis is a serious and constant threat to the health and welfare of poultry flocks, and Elanco Animal Health recently introduced Inteprity, an in-feed antibiotic developed for the prevention of mortality caused by necrotic enteritis associated with Clostridium perfringens in broiler chickens. Inteprity is the first of its kind, with technology that is able to support bird health and … Read More
Elanco Study Releases Bacterial Enteritis Trends
A new survey by Elanco Animal Health has revealed several important trends related to bacterial enteritis, a serious, constant threat in poultry flocks, with new information regarding including prevalence, producer attitudes and best management practices. The 2015 results of the Bacterial Enteritis Global Impact Assessment (BEGIA), conducted by Elanco every five years since 2000 to help monitor this deadly disease … Read More
FDA Releases Final Antimicrobial Sales Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the final rule and revision regarding the annual reporting requirements for drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals in order to obtain estimates of sales by major food-producing species (cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys). The revisions will improve industry understanding of how antimicrobials are sold … Read More
Zoetis Offers Tips On Anaplasmosis Prevention
It is difficult to quantify the risk of anaplasmosis in any given herd in any given time of year, but when an outbreak occurs, it can result in devastating consequences for a cow/calf herd. Daniel Scruggs, DVM, managing veterinarian with Zoetis, offers some tips for cattle producers to reduce the risk of anaplasmosis, and what treatment options are available to … Read More
Pork Community Supports Combating Antibiotic Resistant
The National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) applaud the action steps defined by the White House through the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB). The report issued March 31 stated U.S. pork producers having been doing their part to tackle the growing resistance problem. “Antibiotics are essential tools for veterinarians and farmers in raising healthy … Read More
Alltech to Host Antibiotic Webinar
Dr. Richard Murphy, research director at Alltech’s European Headquarters and Bioscience Center in Dunboyne, Ireland, will examine the impact antibiotics have had and will continue to have on the agricultural industry during his presentation “The path of least resistance.” The webinar will take place Tuesday, April 12 at 11 a.m. ET. Five key questions Murphy will address during the webinar … Read More