Individual Activities

Individual
Activity
Advisor’s Guide
Lesson 3
The U.S. pork industry has a proud tradition of producing safe and nutritious pork for
consumers all over the world. That tradition includes addressing issues arising from
the use of animal health products, including antibiotics.
Food Supply Continuum
How are you as a producer affected by antibiotic resistance?
If animals become resistant to a medication and it is no longer effective
then the I, as a producer, have to find another medication to use for
treatment.
Pork Producers & Antibiotics
List three reasons why pork producers may use antibiotics.
1.
to treat an illness
2.
to prevent a bacterial infection
3.
to improve nutritional efficiency
Responsibility
Check all the correct answers:
It is important to use antibiotics responsibly to
❍ Minimize development of antibiotic resistance
❍ Prevent violative drug residues
❍ Preserve antibiotic effectiveness
❍ Maintain antibiotic availability
❍ Maintain your animals’ health
❍ Increase your animals’ medication tolerance
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Lesson 3
Individual
Activity
Advisor’s Guide
While antibiotics are very powerful in the treatment of many bacterial diseases, some
bacteria have developed ways to resist antibiotics.
Principles and Guidelines
List three of National Pork Board’s Principles and Guidelines for antibiotic use that
you currently follow.
1.
Take appropriate steps to decrease the need for antibiotics
2.
Determine the advantages and disadvantages of using antibiotics
3.
Always use professional veterinary input
List one that you plan to implement in your operation this year.
I plan to get my veterinarian more involved in my livestock health program this year hopefully resulting in a decreased need for antibiotics.
Goal
Write one goal about antibiotic use that you have for your operation.
I am going to limit my use of antibiotics to sick or at risk pigs only, and
try to take more prevention steps to ensure the health of my animals.
Treatment, Prevention, Nutrition
Determine if each statement is True or False.
True
True
True
Antibiotics are used for treatment of illness.
Antibiotics are used for prevention of disease.
Antibiotics are used for nutritional efficiency.
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Individual
Activity
Advisor’s Guide
Lesson 3
Antibiotic Word Search
Find the words in the grid. Words can go horizontally, vertically and diagonally in
all eight directions.
Antibiotic
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Dependable
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Food Supply
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Health
Instructions
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Label
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Loyalty
W T E W Z J K M C O S A J F N R C
Management
C W A L Z X J U E I D Y B C C O R
Producer
Resistance
I O L A D F R M S G W S L L N L K
Responsibility
T R T M B T J E L L A T U S E E X
Trustworthy
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Minimize Antibiotic use
List 3 things you can do as a producer to
help minimize the use of antibiotics in your
operation.
1.
Check the health of my pigs routinely
2.
3.
Implement a biosecurity plan
Implement a vaccination
program
Antibiotic Use
List three antibiotics you have
given your pigs in the past.
1.
Penicillin
2.
Denagard
3.
Banomine
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