AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF SUBTHERAPEUTIC ANTIBIOTIC USE IN PORK PRODUCTION
Algozin, Kenneth A.; Miller, Gay Y.; McNamara, Paul E.
2001

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Abstract

There is growing concern among public health experts regarding the diminishing efficacy of antimicrobial therapy in human and veterinary medicine, and some have called for a ban on subtherapeutic antibiotic use in pork production. This paper develops an econometric analysis to identify the economic contributions of subtherapeutic antibiotic use in swine production.

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Title AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF SUBTHERAPEUTIC ANTIBIOTIC USE IN PORK PRODUCTION
Author(s) Algozin, Kenneth A.
Miller, Gay Y.
McNamara, Paul E.
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Issue Date 2001
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.20633
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20633
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/20633
Language English
Total Pages 26
Series Statement Selected Paper
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL

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