Nearly four decades ago, Ron Mardesen and his wife Denise stopped using antibiotics on their hog farm, A-Frame Acres, in Elliot, Iowa. He decided there was a better way to raise his animals, one that ...

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is no longer a distant global issue discussed only in conferences and scientific reports. It is a growing reality that is increasingly affecting both animal and human ...

Researchers have uncovered a key link between the spread of antibiotic resistance genes and the evolution of resistance to new drugs in certain pathogens. Bacteria exposed to higher levels of ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

Farmers often use antibiotics to keep their livestock healthy. They’re sometimes used as “quick fixes”, to avoid more costly management measures like regular disinfection, waste management, routine ...

Chick-fil-A is dropping its pledge to serve chicken with “no antibiotics ever” and will instead adopt a less-stringent standard that allows the use of some antibiotics. The complete antibiotic ban, ...

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock ...

A concentrated sugar solution could be just as effective as antibiotics at treating a common infection in dairy cows, according to a new study. A concentrated sugar solution could be just as effective ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — It’s not an uncommon occurrence for cattle to become lame, no matter if they are in a pasture or a feedlot, said Russ Daly, Extension veterinarian and state public health ...