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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Productivity and Economic Effects of Antibiotics Used for Growth Promotion in U.S. Pork Production
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| Autores: |
Miller, Gay Y.
Algozin, Kenneth A.
McNamara, Paul E.
Bush, Eric J.
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| Data: |
2008-09-16
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| Ano: |
2003
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| Palavras-chave: |
Antibiotics
Economics
Growth promotants
Productivity
Resistance
Swine
Q12
Q18
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| Resumo: |
Public health experts are concerned about the diminishing efficacy of antibiotics. Some have called for a ban on growth-promoting antibiotics in animal agriculture. This study identifies the contribution of growth-promoting antibiotics in the grower/finisher phase of U.S. pork production. With National Animal Health Monitoring System swine data, relationships are estimated between growth-promoting antibiotic use and productivity. Results indicate improvements in average daily gain (0.5%), feed conversion ratio (1.1%), and mortality rate (reduced 0.22 percentage points); these productivity improvements translate into a profitability gain of $0.59 per pig marketed, or an improvement of 9% in net profits associated with growth promotion antibiotics.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/43146
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| Relação: |
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 35, Number 03, December 2003
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| Formato: |
14
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