Dr. Lisa Becton - Pork Industry Antibiotics Update

Dr. Lisa Becton - Pork Industry Antibiotics Update

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  Pork Industry AntibioticsUpdate Lisa Becton, DVM, MS, DACVPM Director, Swine Health Information & Research
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  Building Trust –Responsible Antibiotic Use • FDA regulated • Involves food safety and human health • Not pork-specific (crosses all species) • No real, strong advocates • For customers, changes are a brand differentiator On-farm antibiotic use is on the minds of customers and consumers 2
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  Since antibiotic resistanceis a global concern, the worldwide “One Health” approach to combat antibiotic resistance is critical to human and animal health. •Collaborative effort of multiple stakeholders to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment. •Medical doctors and patients, veterinarians and farmers, along with government, academia and industry stakeholders, are cooperating. 3 Antibiotic Resistance is Not a New Issue
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  Pork producers playan important role in the shared effort to use antibiotics responsibly to help minimize the potential emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. 4 Antibiotic Resistance is Not a New Issue
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  Changes in AntibioticRegulation – What Will It Mean On the Farm?
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  Antibiotic Label Claims •Disease Treatment • Disease Control • Disease Prevention – Treatment, Control and Prevention are considered therapeutic – FDA has said they are necessary for animal health and welfare • Growth Promotion or Improvement of Nutritional Efficiency
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  Antibiotic Classes • Medicallyimportant (as defined by FDA) – Same, or in same classes, as antibiotics used to treat humans – Most antibiotics approved for use in animal feed are medically important with possible exceptions: • Swine: bacitracin, mecadox, narasin, bambermycin, and tiamulin
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  Regulatory Action
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  FDA Regulatory Action •On Jan. 1, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new regulations addressing on-farm antibiotic use in food-animal production will take effect.
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  FDA Regulatory Action Removalof growth promotion/nutritional efficiency use of medically important (to human illness) antibiotics Bringing therapeutic use (treatment, control prevention) under increased veterinary oversight
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  FDA Medically Important •All swine antibiotics will be affected under Guidance 209 except – Bacitracin – Carbadox – Bambermycin – Ionophores – Tiamulin These antibiotics will remain available for growth promotion and/or over-the-counter (OTC) in feed and water
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  Guidance for Industry#213 • FDA request to animal-health companies to outline intentions to voluntarily remove any production/growth-promotion uses from product labels of medically important antibiotics. • All animal health companies have agreed. • Jan. 1, 2017, is when implementation must be completed.
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  Veterinary Feed Directive •The final rule outlines specific requirements of the VFD process for medically important (to treat human infections) feed-grade antibiotics.
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  What Does ThisReally Mean? • Most growth promotion uses (all medially important antibiotics) will end by Dec 2016. • Most feed-grade antibiotics will no longer be available over-the-counter but will require a veterinary feed directive (VFD). • Antibiotics in water will require a prescription.
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  How Will ThisAffect Pork Producers? • Availability and use of antibiotics will change. – Some uses will no longer be legal. – Some medications will no longer be available. • The new FDA rule will require additional time and effort for producers and their veterinarians. – Time to develop VCPR – Time to fill and manage prescriptions and VFD orders • Will their be enough veterinarians to fulfill the new requirements?
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  Helping Producers Prepare
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  National Pork BoardActions ACTION: National Pork Board adopted the new position and policy statement as presented in the June 2015 Board meeting. ACTION: The National Pork Board intends to allocate up to $1.4 million in funding of scientific research, producer education and consumer awareness programs. • Focus on assessment of use, group vs individual treatments, record keeping, environmental impact of antimicrobials and other strategies to reduce the need to antimicrobials • Full-time subject matter expert (Dr. Peter Davies) in 2016 who will evaluate models and metrics to assess antibiotic stewardship and use in the U.S. swine industry. 18
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  Checkoff Stewardship Plan
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  Antibiotic Fact Sheet
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  Ongoing Expert Input •Director, Producer and Public Health • Producer, Public Health and Workplace Safety Committee • Topical working groups (PQA, Antibiotics, Food Attribution, others) • Blue Ribbon Panel of third-party animal and human health experts, along with consumer marketing experts
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  Producer Antibiotic ResourceCenter • Antibiotic Resource Center located at: www.pork.org/antibiotics – All resources – FAQs – Additional clarifications from FDA
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  Getting the WordOut
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  Antibiotics - 2016Ad Creative
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  Print / DigitalMedia Investment • Key Publications: – Pork Network (total circulation: 35,000) – National Hog Farmer (total circulation: 18,000) – Feedstuffs (print circulation: 12,596) – Penton Regional Publications (total circulation: 229,348) • Prairie Farmer (IL), Prairie Farmer (IN), Wallaces Farmer (IA), The Farmer (MN), Ohio Farmer • Digital Placements: – PORK Daily E-news, PorkNetwork.com, NHF E-news, NationalHogFarmer.com
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  Producer Awareness • 4-PageFact Sheet • 10-Panel Pocket Brochure • 12-Page Pork Industry Guide for Responsible Use of Antibiotics (as supplement to PQA Plus®)
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  Remember “USCARE” thisYear
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  Message delivery throughout2016 • Continue with regular Checkoff delivery methods – Checkoff Report (Magazine and Newsletter issues), pork.org • Additional antibiotic focus with new Pork Industry Guide for Responsible Use of Antibiotics • Visit pork.org/antibiotics for more information. 28
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  Breeds/ Show Pigs/Youth Awareness • Ad placements in the National Swine Registry’s Seedstock Edge • Seedstock Edge Industry Insights column each month • National Junior Swine Association (NJSA) World Pork Expo and Summer Spectacular Exhibitor Program ads • Social media content will be provided to youth associations (NJSA and Team Purebred) • Considering placements in Breeders Digest (publication for Berkshire, Chester, Poland and Spot associations)
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  2016 State Tradeshows/Meetings •See the Countdown to 2017 at 30 State Tradeshows and/ or Annual Meetings.
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  Antibiotics-Related Promotional Items
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  Summary 1. “Be Ready”for the new antibiotic changes. 2. Implement USCARE for success. 3. To stay informed on the VFD and related regulations. Visit pork.org/antibiotics for the latest information and resources about antibiotics throughout 2016.
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  This message fundedby America’s Pork Producers For specific questions, please contact Dr. Jennifer Koeman [email protected]