The majority of poultry growers and veterinarians recently polled believe that animal health and welfare, as well as food safety, are more at risk in a raised-without-antibiotics (RWA) production operation than those raised with the judicious use of antibiotics.

Better and quicker diagnosis of gut inflammation is needed if antibiotic-free poultry production is to gain maximum benefit from its control.

People advocating for the reduction or even elimination of antibiotic use in livestock and poultry production are likely to intensify their push after learning of two recent Salmonella outbreaks.

For the past three years, the Chain Reaction report on antibiotic use in the supply chain for the top U.S. restaurant chains has graded those chains on their antibiotic use in all species of meat animals, including chicken, turkeys, pigs and beef cattle.

Phytogenic feed additives, also known as plant-based feed additives or botanicals, can be used effectively in antibiotic-free production.

The industry should take a balanced approach to using antibiotics in poultry production.

Biomin's 2018 World Nutrition Forum shed light on “Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in the Protein Economy”

The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Chief Economist Matthew J. Salois, PhD, presented to the New York Academy of Sciences on Sept. 28 on the implications of raising animals without antibiotics.

Offering greater clarity into the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria associated with meat from poultry and pigs, a new independent study has been welcomed by industry bodies in the United Kingdom as a clear baseline from which to identify future developments. Following a recent vote, other European Union states will be under pressure to carry out and publish similar studies.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has unveiled its five-year action plan for supporting antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings.