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Sanderson Farms to stop human antibiotic use in chickens

Published 11/30/2018, 04:41 PM
© Reuters.  Sanderson Farms to stop human antibiotic use in chickens
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  • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) says it will stop using antibiotics vital to fighting human infections to prevent diseases in chickens, becoming the last major chicken producer to discontinue the drugs.
  • The no. 3 U.S. poultry producer says there is no science linking the use of antibiotics in farm animals to antibiotic resistance in humans, but it decided to halt its use of antibiotics for disease prevention after commissioning an independent study that found a change "could represent a responsible compromise to better preserve efficacy of antibiotics important for human health."
  • SAFM says it will stop using an antibiotic called gentamicin to keep chicks healthy in its hatcheries and another called virginiamycin in its feed; it will continue to use antibiotics to treat and control diseases.
  • Now read: Sanderson Farms: Looking For A Triple Bottom


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