Poultry farmers in Canada told to cease using bovine antibiotic

British Columbia poultry farmers and veterinarians are being urged to stop using bovine antibiotics by the Public Health Agency of Canada (CIPARS) on chickens. The agency believes the practice is behind a significant spike in a strain of Campylobacter in chicken that is resistant to an antibiotic commonly used to treat respiratory infections in human beings and cattle. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers.