The World Health Organization is recommending that farmers, ranchers, and others in the food industry stop using antibiotics to promote growth and disease prevention without diagnosis — in order to stem what it calls the rise of antibiotic resistance in the human population. But many in agriculture immediately started throwing flags on the play, wondering […]

Boehringer Ingelheim is giving a shout out to three dairy producers who demonstrated their commitment to the judicious use of antibiotics in their Producers for Progress recognition program. Megan Hickey of Prairieland Dairy in Firth, Nebraska, was chosen as the grand prize winner out of nearly 200 applicants. “I’m honored to be selected as the […]

For livestock producers stocking San Francisco’s largest grocery chains, they will now need to disclose every time they used an antibiotic.

Most ranchers would agree: If we need to use an antibiotic to help treat disease, we want it to work and work as quickly and as efficaciously as possible.

The National Chicken Council (NCC) has gotten down to brass tacks when it comes to consumer assurances. The United States’ oldest and largest national association representing the U.S. broiler chicken industry has rolled out a set of industry-wide standards for broiler chicken welfare – the “Chicken Guarantees.” The standards are launched as part of NCC’s […]

Humans aren’t the only ones touting relief from essential oils. Kansas State University researchers have found essential oils can play an essential role in livestock health. Essential oils are removed from plants and distilled into concentrated forms that distributors say support immunity and other functions of the body. In a recent study, professors Evan Titgemeyer […]

In caring for cattle, responsible use of antibiotics involves many things and people, but there’s one person who should continue to be part of these decisions — a veterinarian. “As veterinarians, we have an ethical responsibility to make sure that we preserve the efficacy of antibiotics for future generations and ensure continued access to certain […]

Find yourself often explaining the difference between grass-fed and grain-fed or what terms such as “antibiotic-free” and “raised without antibiotics” mean to consumers? New tools courtesy of the NCBA are now available to help answer these and many other questions about today’s beef production. “Today’s consumer demands transparency and more information about how their food, […]

With VFD less than a month away, global animal healthy company, Alltech says dairy producers may want to take a fresh look at their nutrition program, starting with the dry cow. Instead of replacing antibiotics, Dr. Amanda Gehman said the company’s goal is to set up an animal that is more healthy and might not […]