Document Type

Report

Report Number

A.S. Series 72-31

Publication Date

1972

Summary

Antibiotics have been used widely in swine rations at low levels to increase rate of gain and improve feed efficiency for the past two decades . The future of antibiotics as feed additives for swine is uncertain following the recent report of the Food and Drug Administration Task Force that recommended antimicrobial agents used in human clinical medicine be prohibited from growth promotion use in animals by December 31, 1973 .

Number of Pages

3

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

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