International Conference on the Use of Antimicrobials in Cattle Production
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May 27 - 29, 2009 at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

A conference designed to educate consumers, producers, and veterinarians about the use of antimicrobials in cattle production.
  • Cattle production and what benefits are realized?
  • What non-antimicrobial disease control measures are utilized in beef and dairy cattle production to reduce the need for antimicrobials?
  • Zoonotic pathogens of concern in cattle:  What is the evidence for zoonotic transfer?
  • Genetic transfer and spread of resistant mutants:  how does resistance move?
  • Food safety interventions addressing zoonotic pathogen spread
  • What data exist to link the use of antimicrobials in cattle with therapy of infectious disease in humans?
  • Unmet therapeutic and preventive needs in cattle
  • The role of veterinary, producer, and activist groups in the future of animal and human health
A pre-conference workshop on the beef and dairy cattle industry and the methods used in studying antimicrobial resistance.
  • What is antimicrobial resistance and how do we study it in the laboratory?
  • How do we study antimicrobial resistance in cattle populations?
  • How are antimicrobials approved for use in cattle production?
  • What regulations govern the use of antimicrobials in cattle?
  • How do we quantify risk and benefit?
 
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Monday, 22 June 2009 21:27

Antimicrobial Conference, Manhattan, Kansas
By Geni Wren, editor
It’s been two weeks and my brain is still reeling from all of the information presented at the International Conference on the Use of Antimicrobials in Cattle Production May 27-29 (more information). This conference at Kansas State University was organized by the Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) and had 105 in attendance as well as others from across the country viewing the conference live via video feed. In attendance at the three-day conference were veterinarians, researchers, animal health company representatives, producers and even international guests. Also in attendance were representatives from the Union for Concerned Scientists and the Food Animal Concerns Trust – groups who would like to see a reduction or an end to antibiotic use in food animals.
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"K-State veterinarian Mike Apley talks about public misperceptions about the use of antibiotics in cattle production, which will be among the topics at an international conference on anti-microbial use in the cattle industry taking place this spring at K-State."