Source: Jacqui Fatka, FARM PROGRESS, 11/30/21


USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has begun a new collaborative effort to study antimicrobial use and resistance on commercial swine farms in the Midwest. The work will focus on use and resistance related to animal health and production-related indicators. APHIS is partnering with several animal health and industry organizations on this study. APHIS says this collaboration could serve as a model for future studies to monitor antimicrobial use and resistance. The farms taking part in the study are clients of Pipestone Veterinary Services.

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