Category: Antibiotics
Antibiotics is a hot topic in the livestock industry. Consumer are concerned about antibiotic use and residue in their meat. This category is for all articles and information regarding antibiotic in the cattle industry.
The Difference Between Antibiotics and Hormones – Ag on the Forefront
Source: http://www.agonthe4front.com/difference-in-antibiotics-hormones/ In conversations about animal care and welfare, antibiotics and hormones often get bundled together. They are often associated ... Read More
Worried About Hormones?
By Bruce Treffer, UNL Extension Educator All multi-cellular organisms contain hormones. Photo courtesy of Troy Walz. There are a lot of concerns and mixed messages about hormones in beef. There are a ... Read More
Do organic animals get sick and if so, what does that farmer or rancher use to treat the animal?
Do organic animals get sick and if so, what does that farmer or rancher use to treat the animal? If an animal that is being raised for food using organic production practices becomes sick, the farmer/... Read More
Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics – Food Safety News
BY DR. RICHARD RAYMOND From what I have been reading lately, it appears to me that the next big fight over agriculture’s ability to provide consumers with plentiful, safe and affordable meat and po... Read More
Farm Babe: Antibiotic resistance from livestock to humans, easily explained – AGDAILY.COM
Did you know that all meat and dairy products are antibiotic free? If farmers use antibiotics on livestock, by law that animal must go through a withdrawal period to ensure the drug is no longer in th... Read More
Farm Babe: What you need to know about growth hormones in meat – AGDAILY.COM
By Michelle Miller, Farm Babe http://www.farmbabe.org/ Published: November 08, 2016 Thanksgiving is almost upon us and it’s time to bite into that big juicy slice of turkey. But have you ever notice... Read More