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Economic Impacts of Banning Subtherapeutic Use of Antibiotics in Swine Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

B. Wade Brorsen ,
Terry Lehenbauer ,
Dasheng Ji  and
Joe Connor
B. Wade Brorsen
Affiliation:
Jean & Patsy Neustadt Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stillwater, OK
Terry Lehenbauer
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Stillwater, OK
Dasheng Ji
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Joe Connor
Affiliation:
Carthage IL
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Abstract

Public health officials and physicians are concerned about possible development of bacterial resistance and potential effects on human health that may be related to the use of antimicrobial agents in livestock feed. The focus of this research is aimed at determining the economic effects that subtherapeutic bans of antimicrobials would have on both swine producers and consumers. The results show that a ban on growth promotants for swine would be costly, totaling $242.5 million annually, with swine producers sharing the larger portion in the short run and consumers sharing the larger portion in the long run.

Keywords

banning subtherapeutic usefeed efficiencymortality ratesort lossQ18D61
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , December 2002 , pp. 489 - 500
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2002

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