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 222 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. 223 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 F M C E M D N M V J N D W R Y H D Consumer Q T T R B L E X K F Z B N S B E G Dependable T T Z A Z D P P F G W T N P C P N Food Supply W R M F T F H Y E K F O G N N Q Z Health Instructions V U V L X N C F L N I L A L J R Q Label Q S H E K J E V O T D T R N W L F 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 O T H I S H R O N R X N U P H B L Veterinarian I H J N L G Y G T K J M A K P A X B Y I A U A N K N V E T M M N L N I N N R L D Y D T R Q R T V L R Y T T D T Q P P R O D U C E R R K Z N D Y L B V E T E R I N A R I A N A Y T I L I B I S N O P S E R M R 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 FEED 224