Antimicrobial Use in Poultry
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
This is the mechanism behind how antimicrobial resistance occurs
This diagram shows how antibiotic resistance spreads. It summarized how antibiotic resistance can spread from animals to humans, humans to animals, as well as from one human to another human.
These are the different agencies dealing with antimicrobial use in poultry.
Agencies dealing with:
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Organizations:
1) AVMA (American Veterinary Medicine Association): Click here
2) AAAP (The American Association of Avian Pathologists): Click here
FARAD (Food Animal Residue Avoidance & Depletion):
1) Treating Layers: Click here
2) Rules and Regulations for Treating Backyard Poultry: Click here
3) Veterinary Resources: Click here
4) VetGRAM: Egg Layers: 20 Approved FDA Drugs: Click Here
5) Extralabel Drug Use: Click here
6) Poultry: Definitions of Use Class (Functions of Chickens): Click Here
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Strategy For Dealing With Antimicrobial Resistance: Click here
Drugs:
1) NADA: New Animal Drug Applications: Click Here
2) GFI (Guidance for Industry) Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations:
- CGMP (Current good manufacturing Practice) regulations (21 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) parts 210 and 211): Click Here
Food:
1) PetFoodRecalls: Click Here
2) USDA: Poultry: Medicated Feed:OTC vs VFD: Click Here
3) Search for a specific animal drug: Click Here
4) Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD): Click Here
California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA):
Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) Program
CDFA's Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) program, the first of its kind in the United States, was established in California with the passage of Senate Bill 27 (SB-27, Hill, 2015). In addition to existing federal policy, this State legislation also brought remaining uses of antibiotics in livestock under veterinary oversight. AUS’ team of veterinarians, epidemiologists, and specialists endeavors to preserve the efficacy of antibiotic drugs for both humans and animals through a comprehensive antibiotic stewardship and monitoring program, meeting the mandates of California’s law, Livestock: Use of Antimicrobial Drugs (Food and Agriculture Code [FAC] Sections 14400 - 14408). An important part of AUS’ work is collaborating with experts to gather data and produce evidence-based guidelines, including projects with UCCE Poultry researchers.
For more information, please follow the below links:
Federal & State Policy (including SB-27)
What drugs are covered under CA law?
USDA: APHIS United States Department of Agriculture:(Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service):
1) Avian Health: Defend the Flock: Click Here
Federal Department Websites:
- FDA AMR Guidelines: Click Here
- (GFI) FDA's Strategy on AMR Q&A: Click Here
- FDA Drug Search: Click Here
Important agencies
These are the different agencies
