Reduce Antibiotics For Animal Growth Urges FDA

In the interests of human health, the US Food and Drug Administration is urging farmers and veterinarians to reduce their use of antibiotics in spurring growth of food-producing animals. The FDA issued draft guidance on Monday that outlines the agency’s current thinking on why antibiotics that are “important for therapeutic use in humans” should be [...]

FDA Health Alert For Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats Packaged And Distributed By Merrick Pet Care

Medical News Today, The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Merrick Beef Filet Squares for dogs distributed by Merrick Pet Care with a package date of “Best By 111911″ because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed nationwide through retail stores and Internet sales. Although [...]

Work On Diagnostic, Intervention Tools For H1N1 In Swine Helps Human Health Lab, Too

If some day you are tested for the H1N1 virus without the painful prick of a needle, thank a pig — and a team of Kansas State University researchers and their collaborators who are connecting animal and human health. K-State professors Dick Hesse and Bob Rowland — along with a research partner at Iowa State [...]

“Common Signs are Common” Diagnosing respiratory problems in poultry

Respiratory disease is not uncommon in poultry production and can be associated with significant clinical signs and morbidity. The exact nature of the clinical signs and the level of subsequent mortality can be determined by a variety of factors. These include the agent or agents involved, or the combination of infectious challenges experienced, all of [...]

DuPont Disinfectants Hygiene and Emergency Disease Outbreak Information for Influenza A (H1N1)

DuPont Disinfectants is the global, market-driven innovator of biosecurity solutions for livestock production, hygiene and emergency disease outbreak situations. DuPont is committed to delivering science-based, sustainable chemistries which are easy to use and proven effective against disease-causing pathogens that affect man and animals. In light of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) decision to raise their [...]