Geni Wren
Commentary: Talk about hormones responsibly
Last week, while I was attending the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s 2012 Antibiotic Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, I joined some of the other attendees for a lovely dinner at a high-end steakhouse.
When the server came out with a beautiful platter of plastic-wrapped pieces of steak to show us our choices, she started to describe the beef that the restaurant used.
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Antimicrobial resistance – a polarizing issue
Antimicrobial resistance is never going to go away and we will never completely win. “But, there are key battles we should and must win,” says Lonnie King, DVM, MS, MPA, Dipl. ACVP, dean of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Get Smart About Antibiotics Week – not just for humans
This week (Nov. 12-18) is “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week” promoted by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The food-animal veterinary side is also working diligently to use antibiotics prudently and effectively to combat disease while preventing antimicrobial resistance as much as possible.
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N.D. Animal Stewards battle Measure 5
Several animal and veterinary organizations in North Dakota have banded together as the North Dakota Animal Stewards to fight Measure 5, a ballot initiative slated for the November elections.
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Online CE course on foreign animal disease
The web-based course, Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals (EEDA), will be offered July 10 – August 18, 2012. The course has been approved for 18 hours of continuing education through RACE.
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Missouri Senator dogs HSUS
Missouri Farmers Care sent out an op-ed piece this week from Missouri state Sen. Michael Parsons outlining anti-agriculture tactics of the Humane Society of the United States that have been modified or failed in Missouri.
Parsons, a staunch advocate for agriculture, says, “We don't need out-of-state interests to guide our state laws.”
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Commentary: 'Get your paws off our laws!'
My pick for best bumper sticker so far in 2012 goes to Missouri Farmers Care for their “HSUS & PETA, Get Your Paws Off Our Laws!” sticker I saw last week.
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Resistance blame game – humans first?
Livestock have been repeatedly implicated as the source of antimicrobial resistance, but new research from Scotland shows that, at least in the case of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, resistance profiles are often showing up in humans before animals.
Guy Loneragan, BVSc, PhD, offers some information to put this new research in context.
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Swine disease management sets a good example
Livestock production today is efficient and for the most part conducted under the best management available, including close relationships with veterinarians.
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Sen. Moran criticizes HSUS involvement in APHIS meeting
In a YouTube video, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran soundly criticizes the USDA-APHIS for its plans to involve HSUS in planning an animal welfare scientific forum.
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Vigilance Keeps BSE Risk Low
A January 13 press release from the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine indicates that feed enforcement activities to limit the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) appear to be successful.
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- Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
- Help for flood affected farmers
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
- Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
- Hog Outlook: Retail prices up 2.4 percent over the last 2 years
- McDonald’s replaces Angus burgers with new burgers, more bacon
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
- NPPC: America’s hog farmers urge Christie to veto bill
- World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
- Pot Pigs: Marijuana and vodka fed to hogs
