Tagged: role of the veterinarian

 

Is It Responsible to Use Antibiotics for Prevention?

May 31, 2019

Is it responsible to use antibiotics to prevent disease? It’s a fair question that I’ve been asked several times. I’ll ask a question in response: is it responsible to allow an animal to suffer if you know you could prevent that suffering? It comes down to ethics, as I explain in a new video and my latest blog.


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Antibiotic Stewardship: What it really means

March 22, 2019

We hear a lot about antibiotic resistance and calls for antibiotic stewardship these days, and rightly so. It’s a concern I share as a mother of three great kids and as a veterinarian with over 20 years of experience. After being asked by several people what antibiotic stewardship really means, I decided to create a video about it and tackle the topic in a post. …


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The Ethics Behind Vaccines

January 16, 2019

Why should you care about vaccine use on farms? You might be surprised by the link to food safety, not to mention animal welfare. I just posted a new video sharing more about vaccines and link to it in my latest blog.


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