Ongoing commentary on antibiotic use remains a must-read for all animal health professionals. As a group, we are best positioned to defend responsible use of antibiotics in animal species. Our food production industry on the whole, is vigilant from conception to slaughter.
Major food companies marketing antibiotic-free meat sources add to growing confusion. To me, this short article provides good perspective that helps animal health professionals stand up for how safely we produce meat protein in this country.
Source: Reuters, December 10, 2015.
“Sales does not equal use and use is not the same thing as resistance,” said Ron Phillips, spokesman for the Animal Health Institute, which represents drug companies including Zoetis, Merck Animal Health and Eli Lilly and Company’s Elanco Animal Health.