By Barbara Olejnik
Poultry Times Staff
bolejnik@poultrytimes.com
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The Obama administration has embarked on a series of actions aimed at curbing antibiotic use in poultry and livestock.
In a June 3 Memorandum, President Obama outlined steps the federal government is to take "to create a preference for meat and poultry produced according to responsible antibiotic use" by supporting suppliers that have established antibiotic-use policies.
The president's memorandum directs federal departments and agencies, using federal purchasing authorities, to:
- Initiate a process within 120 days of the memorandum to make available. . .