A shortage of effective, FDA-approved medications is still the top health issue for the U.S. turkey industry, according to a survey conducted by Steven Clark, DVM. “And it has remained No. 1 since the survey began 16 years ago,” he said.
Source: Poultry Health Today, April 25, 2017.
The ability to control and prevent animal disease and/or treat those that are sick is critical to any animal’s well being,” Steven Clark, DVM, told Poultry Health Today. “But increased outside pressure to reduce and even eliminate the use of microbial drugs in animals challenges the industry to develop alternative control measures, including novel nutrition and vaccination and ventilation practices.”
INSIGHTS: Animal health pros need to remain aware of these challenges. Today, it is turkeys. tomorrow?