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Productivity and Economic Effects of Antibiotics Used for Growth Promotion in U.S. Pork Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Gay Y. Miller ,
Kenneth A. Algozin ,
Paul E. McNamara  and
Eric J. Bush
Gay Y. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, and Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Kenneth A. Algozin
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, and is now Shiawassee River program manager for The Nature Conservancy-Michigan Chapter, Owosso, MI
Paul E. McNamara
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Eric J. Bush
Affiliation:
USDA/APHIS/VS, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Fort Collins, CO
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Abstract

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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antibioticseconomicsgrowth promotantsproductivityresistanceswineQ12Q18
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , December 2003 , pp. 469 - 482
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2003

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