Public awareness of the importance of protein is skyrocketing and we depend on animals for protein more than any other source, so it’s important for you to be able to ask questions and receive straight forward, honest answers about animal care and the production of meat, milk and eggs. That’s my job and I invite your questions. If you’d like to learn more, I share my story in a new video.
What does a star athlete have in common with farm livestock? A precise diet with carefully achieved nutritional balance. You might be surprised to learn that minerals and other approved nutritional products are just as important to farmers as they are to coaches. Learn more about it – and the connection to antibiotic use – in my latest blog.
I am deeply troubled by the increasing call to eliminate the use of antibiotics to prevent disease in animals. As a veterinarian focused on the health of animals, I can say without question that if we lose the ability to use antibiotics for prevention purposes, more animals will die.