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Canadian Consumer Preference and Willingness to Pay for Beef Raised under Different Antimicrobial Use Practices
DownloadFall 2024
In recent years, there have been rising public concerns regarding production practices related to antimicrobial use (AMU) in food-animal production (FAP). Many FAP practices have requirements that consumers are not fully aware of. The raised without antibiotics (RWA) requires that no antibiotic...
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The Economic Impact of Alternative Antimicrobial Management Strategies in Western Beef Feedlots: An Agent-based Model
DownloadSpring 2021
There is growing evidence that antimicrobial use (AMU) in animal agriculture contributes to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has created global public threats that adversely affect health and welfare in society. This thesis explores the economic impact of antimicrobial use management...