Animal & Veterinary
Judicious Use of Antimicrobials
The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), as a part of its Food Safety Initiative (FSI) Education Program, is developing products about the Judicious Use of antimicrobials in food producing animals.
Judicious Use of therapeutic antimicrobials is an integral part of good veterinary practice. It is an approach to maximize therapeutic efficacy and minimize selection of resistant microorganisms.
Judicious Use Brochures
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Aquatic Veterinarians
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Beef Cattle Veterinarians (PDF - 151KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Dairy Cattle Veterinarians (PDF - 130KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Poultry Veterinarians (PDF - 97KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Swine Veterinarians (PDF - 104KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Beef Producers (PDF - 862KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Dairy Producers (PDF - 460KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Pork Producers (PDF - 49KB)
- Judicious Use of Antimicrobials for Poultry Producers (PDF - 129KB)
Judicious Use Videos
The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), produced two videos, "Keeping Up Our Guard" (for veterinarians) and "Safeguarding America's Health" (for livestock producers). Both videos were produced as a result of the President's Food Safety Initiative, which among other initiatives, specifically calls for programs to educate veterinarians and livestock producers about food safety.
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