Antimicrobial Strategy

While Chicken Farmers of Canada supports the responsible use of antimicrobials in both animal and human medicine, we are researching ways to control, monitor and reduce their use on-farm through our antimicrobial use (AMU) strategy.

Questions and Answers

There have been a lot of developments lately – in this section, we try to answer the questions you may have.

What Chickens Eat

What chickens are fed greatly affects their health, as well as the flavour and nutrition of the meat. Farmers are extremely aware of this and realize the importance of feeding their birds properly.

Category III reduction - everything you need to know

Get the latest updates on Chicken Farmers of Canada’s goal to eliminate the preventive use of Category III antibiotics, along with a link to our Farmer Resource Portal with lots of tools and information about production with reduced antibiotics.

Farmer Resource Portal

Welcome to Chicken Farmers of Canada’s farmer resource portal. The information and resources here are applicable to both reduced antimicrobial use and pathogen reduction.

Canadian Chicken Industry Reduces Antimicrobial Use

The chicken industry has developed an antimicrobial use (AMU) strategy that involves reduction, surveillance, education, and research and has eliminated the preventative use of Category I and II antibiotics.

Antibiotic Resistance and Use In Chicken: Things You Need To Know

You may have heard talk about antibiotics and chicken – and you may have concerns. So do chicken farmers. We’re all consumers and we all want to make the best choices for our families.

Responsible Antimicrobial Use in the Canadian Chicken and Turkey Sectors

Antimicrobial resistance is a complex issue, as demonstrated by ongoing research on its causes. The Canadian poultry industry is implementing a sector-wide strategy to control, monitor and reduce antimicrobial use where possible to preserve effective treatment options.