Lesson 3

1. Lesson 3 Good Production Practice #3 Use Antibiotics Responsibly.

2. Objective • This lesson will help you: • Identify principles and guidelines for the responsible use of antibiotics Good Production Practice 3

3. Responsible Antibiotic Use • Antibiotic • Produced by mold or bacteria • Prevents growth or kills bacteria • Antimicrobial • Produced in a laboratory • Prevents growth or kills bacteria Good Production Practice 3

4. Responsible Antibiotic Use • Responsible antibiotic use helps prevent antibiotic resistance Good Production Practice 3

5. Responsible Antibiotic Use • Benefits: • Health and well-being of animals • Food safety • Human health • Antibiotics do NOT replace good management or proper animal care! Good Production Practice 3

6. Responsible Antibiotic Use • Treatment of illness • When an antibiotic is used in animals to help overcome an illness • Prevention of bacterial infection when: • Animals have been exposed to a bacterial infection • Animals are currently exposed to bacterial infection • There is a history of a disease in an operation • Improve nutritional efficiency: • In certain cases antibiotics are used to improve animals’ feed conversion Good Production Practice 3

7. Principles and Guidelines • Take steps to decrease the need for antibiotics • Determine the advantages and disadvantages of using antibiotics • Use antibiotics only when benefits are measurable • Always use professional veterinary input Good Production Practice 3

8. Principles and Guidelines • Only use antibiotics following an appropriate clinical diagnosis • Limit antibiotic treatment to sick or at-risk animals Good Production Practice 3

9. Principles and Guidelines • Antibiotics that are important in treating antibiotic resistant infections in human or veterinary medicine should only be used in animals after careful review and reasonable justification Good Production Practice 3

10. Principles and Guidelines • Mixing together animal health products, including antibiotics, by producers is illegal • Proper handling, storage and disposal of medication and medicated feed is important to minimize environmental contamination Good Production Practice 3

11. Principles and Guidelines • Prevention is the key • Implement biosecurity plan • Proper animal care • Hygiene • Routine health monitoring • Vaccination programs Good Production Practice 3

12. Take-Home Message • Follow responsible antibiotic use guidelines • Consult your veterinarian before using antibiotics • Implement a herd health plan to help reduce the need for antibiotics • As a pork producer it is your responsibility to use antibiotics properly Good Production Practice 3

13. Summary • If you follow principles and guidelines for the responsible use of antibiotics you may help prevent antibiotic resistance. Good Production Practice 3

14. Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Good Production Practice 3