COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — "Antibiotic Stewardship: From Metrics to Management," is the theme of a symposium to be held Sept. 3-5 in Atlanta, Ga., by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture.
The institute noted that government regulations are calling for aggressive steps toward improved antibiotic use in the human and health sectors.
However, the institute added, there is not best practice in measuring success in these efforts.
The symposium will provide a venue for discussion between veterinarians, public health officials, the livestock industry, scientists and other interested parties "to develop these metrics in order to keep agriculture moving forward successfully. . .