MO lawmaker introduces veterinary feed directive bill

A U.S. Representative from Missouri is co-sponsoring a bill that would repeal a new antibiotic guidance in place this week for livestock producers.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now requires livestock producers to have a veterinarian’s prescription to use injectable and oral antimicrobials including penicillin, tetracycline and sulfa products. The guidance was issued in response to concerns about antimicrobial resistance and is another phase of the Veterinary Feed Directive that went into effect in 2017.

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