To help provide insight into the current and future use of antibiotic use in poultry, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) released a new video featuring two noted experts, Dr. Randy Singer, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Medicine, University of Minnesota, and Dr. Charles Hofacre, Professor, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, Department of Population Health, University of Georgia.
Dr. Singer and Dr. Hofacre provide information on why antibiotics are given to poultry. Specifically, they address: how antibiotics are provided; how the decision is made to treat with antibiotics; how antibiotic use in poultry affects antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens; how flocks raised without antibiotics are treated if they get sick; the difference between medically and non-medically important antibiotics; and the future changes for antibiotic usage in poultry production.