Baytril gets the boot from bird farms.Amidst calls from doctors and public health advocates, the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. has banned the use of the antibiotic Baytril in poultry. The FDA is also reviewing requests to ban the use of other drugs given to animals. Although Perdue Farms Perdue Farms is a major chicken processing company based in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. The company was founded by Arthur Perdue but became a major regional business under his son Frank Perdue. Since 1991, the company has been headed by Frank's son Jim Perdue. and other producers stopped using Baytril before the July 2005 ban, an industry spokesman said alternative drugs are not as effective in dealing with respiratory illnesses in mass-produced poultry. The ban is intended to stop the increase of drug-resistant strains of foodborne Campylobatter. Campylobacter Campylobacter Genus of gram-negative spiral-shaped bacteria infecting mammals. Many species, especially C. fetus, cause miscarriage in sheep and cattle. C. jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning. Sources include meats (particularly chicken) and unpasteurized milk. infection causes abdominal symptoms and fever, and is one of the most common bacterial causes of diarrheal illness in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . According to the FDA, 20% of human Campylobacter infections involve the resistant strain. |
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