US antibiotics usage: the numbers explained

In the United States, the usage of medically important antimicrobials on swine farms dropped to historical lows after a major directive came into effect in 2017. It is expected that new health-related on-farm technologies and alternative therapies will help it stay there. Along with the swine industries in other countries, the US swine sector has taken serious steps to decrease the use of medically important antimicrobials (MIA). One big step came on 1 January 2017 when the Veterinary Feed Dire