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The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture or ICASA awarded three grants totaling $377,503 to track antimicrobial usage and support better-informed antibiotic treatment for bacteria that cause diseases in swine and beef cattle. The animal agriculture...

Studies include tracking antibiotic use across large-scale swine production systems, developing acoustic monitoring for BRD treatment.

Studies include tracking antibiotic use across large-scale swine production systems, developing acoustic monitoring for BRD treatment.

Distinguishing feedlot heart disease (FHD) from a respiratory illness is important, as FHD does not respond to antibiotic treatment, while in most cases, respiratory illness will.

Dec 21, 2020 Three grants have been awarded by the International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture, a public-private partnership established by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to advance research on antimicrobial stewardship in animal agriculture. ICASA awarded funds to the following grantees: The Beef Alliance received $342,000 to evaluate how different use strategies with the antibiotic tylosin impacts beef cattle’s health. The research is being conduct...