Chicken Farmers of Canada have been implementing an antimicrobial use (AMU) strategy since 2012 and have taken some big steps in AMU reduction as part of that. In this section we explain what it’s all about and why we have a strategy, share some of the resources we’ve developed for consumer education, and point to external resources that you will find useful for production information applicable to reduced antibiotics.
Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) has compiled recent surveillance results to promote the success of its Responsible Antimicrobial Use (AMU) Strategy. These results highlight the success of efforts by the Canadian chicken sector to ensure responsible use of antimicrobials.
Good feed programs, animal health protocols, and farm management assist producer in consistently achieving successful flocks with reduced antimicrobial use.
Two issues have been published by Chicken Farmers of Canada in 2018 containing a lot of information on the topic of antimicrobial use.
A listing of various webpages from the Federal government about AMU and AMR.
