Antibiotics in animal feeds get a favorable view from a scientist
Thomas Jukes of the University of California Berkeley told a Wisconsin audience that the press has overblown fears about antibiotics in animal feeds. He argued routine use of tetracyclines boosts production, with no clear link to untreatable human disease, citing studies and historical cases to support continued use.
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Illinois
California
Thomas Jukes
University of California-Berkeley
Department of Biophysics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jukes
United Kingdom
United States
Mr. Jukes
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Donald Kennedy
State troopers enforce ban on antibiotic raised hogs
Governor Bill Janklow used state troopers to enforce a May 10 executive order banning livestock treated with the growth promoting antibiotic chloramphenicol and to require inspection of imports from countries using the drug. He won assurances from Swift & Co. and John Morrell & Co. to halt buying Canadian hogs, amid a broader U.S. Canada trade dispute over hogs.
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Bill Janklow
U.S
Janklow
Washington
Manitoba
South Dakota
Gov. Janklow
United States
Don Nelson
Nebraska
Bob Kerrey
Iowa
North Dakota
Minnesota
Swift & Co
Huron
John Morrell & Co
Sioux Falls
Block
John Wise
Wise
Canada
Federal Health Department
Veterinary Drug Bureau
Wisconsin panel weighs leukosis certification program
An ad hoc Wisconsin committee began reviewing the feasibility of a leukosis certification program. Dr. Donald Bosman of the state Department of Agriculture said the group discussed proposing rules for testing, timing, and revocation, aiming for a plan ready for Board scrutiny soon. The effort follows industry concerns about exporting leukosis-free cattle.
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Wisconsin
Donald Bosman
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Bosman
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Tripp
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Manitoba Hog Producers Marketing Board
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Gov
Gene Hemphill
USDA
Mr. Munro
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Munro
Bert Mitchell
Madison
Michigan State University
University of Tennessee
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Stroh
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