Regulations around the use of antibiotics in feed should not encourage a race to “no antibiotics ever” production systems that could compromise pig welfare, according to a pork-industry veterinarian.

Liz Wagstrom, DVM, chief veterinarian for the National Pork Producers Council, said the introduction of the new veterinary feed directive rules in 2017 was an important step in ensuring responsible use of antibiotics in swine and other food animals.

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