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AVMA economist shares findings on antibiotics, sustainability

AVMA economist shares findings on antibiotics, sustainability

October 1, 2018

Matthew J. Salois, chief economist for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), presented to the New York Academy of Sciences on the implications of raising animals without antibiotics. The presentation, “Sustainability and Antimicrobial Use in Animal Agriculture,” calls for nuanced and evidence-based antibiotic policies that consider a holistic view of antibiotics’ impacts on animal welfare, the environment, and economics. In recent years, some companies and consumers have embraced raising animals without …
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