The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture has awarded three grants totaling $377,503 to track antimicrobial usage and support better-informed antibiotic treatment for bacteria that cause diseases in swine and beef cattle.
The animal agriculture industry is committed to doing its part to lessen antimicrobial resistance and ensure antibiotics are effective for people and animals for decades to come. Strategies to reduce the need for antimicrobial usage in animal agriculture are being considered to combat this risk of AMR. However, banning all antibiotics would…
