Kevin Hazelwood - Antibiotic Stewardship Updates by Species: Beef
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Kevin Hazelwood discussed antibiotic stewardship initiatives at Cactus Feeders yards including no antibiotics used for growth promotion, all yards being Beef Quality Assurance certified, requiring veterinary diagnosis and supervision for antibiotic treatment of pneumonia or infectious injuries, a respiratory observation program, a secure computerized pharmacy system, individually identifying and tracking all treated animals, prohibiting residue risks before shipping, researching replacement of Tylan in feed, and using electronic stethoscopes for advanced diagnosis. Hazelwood also listed beef industry challenges as the near term loss of control labels, the long term paradox of demand, long term export of productivity and import uncertainties, and the long term loss of technology and sustainability.
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Kevin Hazelwood - Antibiotic Stewardship Updates by Species: Beef
- 1. 1 Kevin Hazelwood Senior Vice President National Institute for Animal Agriculture Antibiotics Symposium
- 3. Challenges: Large, Disparate Herd & the Application of Individual Care
- 4. CONFIDENTIAL 4 Antibiotic Stewardship Begins with Animal Handling & Pharmaceutical Care
- 5. CONFIDENTIAL 5 Antibiotic Stewardship Initiatives ~ No A-B used for Growth Promotion ~ All Cactus Feeders yards are BQA Certified ~ Diagnosis Required for A-B Treatment: for pneumonia, or infective injury; under supervision of Veterinarian ~ Respiratory Observe Program: 5% / 1% ~ “Cubex” System: Secure, computerized Pharmacy ~ All Treated Animals: Individual ID & Tracked ~ Practice “Residue Prohibition”: Safe to Ship, QA Officer ~ Cactus Research Trial: Replacement of Tylan in Feed ~ Advanced Diagnosis: Electronic Stethoscope
- 6. CONFIDENTIAL 6 Beef Industry Challenges Near Term: Loss of Control Label Long Term: Paradox of Demand Long Term: Export of Productivity & Import What?? Long Term: Loss of Technology &Sustainability
Editor's Notes
- Cactus Feeders: 1) 500+ Employee, 1MM head annually, 10 Feedyard locations, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas The context: 1) Average size yard = 50k head 2) Serves as the last step in the production process just before harvest: from 400-800#, finishing at 1,400# 3) Aggregates small groups of cattle (from cow-calf, grass stocker segments) from across the U.S. 4) To produce finished animals of similar size, weight and quality 5) Animals are housed in open air corrals; approximately 175 sq. feet per animal The Company Employees: Most are 1st or 2nd Generation Immigrants 100% Employee Owned Company: “Fair Pay & Family Benefits” Paid Twice the Minimum Wage 4) Paid Retirement 5) $125 Health Care w/ $500 deductible POINT: If you want to see Immigration, Capitalism and Free Markets work, come to production Agriculture where we are building the middle class
- Challenges Disparate backgrounds & geography Arriving & Departing Daily: 20,000 each week across the Company in groups from 50 to 500 At times, a large variation in animal origin, backgrounds, health status and herd immunities ~ Even within a single pen of animals Animal Care & Handling Everyday – each animal – is observed by a cowboy to determine health & welfare Status 90% of the cattle under our care do NOT receive medical treatment of any kind Overall we experience 1.5% mortality
- Antibiotic Stewardship begins Right Here (with focus on not letting the animal get to the Hospital) Low Stress Animal Handling Appropriate Vaccination Process Modified Live Program Bacterins for Clostridials Intra-nasal IBR Vacine 3) Must be willing to make the investment on: Facilities, Training, Feed & Water 4) Every Facility has been updated Pharmacy on the Feedyard: Separate Access Building With climate control Security: Automatic Camera activation & Thumbprint security for check out Computer controlled inventory balanced to treatment records
- Operating Philosophy: “Use as Much as Necessary & As Little as Possible” = Necessary & Judicious Use Tylan: 1) Fed through ration for prevention of Liver Abscesses 2) In House Research on Replacement & Preventative Therapies 3) Fed for “reduction in incidence of Liver Abscesses” at 8-01grams / ton Advanced Diagnosis: 1) Need to better understand the etiology of the principal illnesses & disease we encounter 2) The effectiveness of Broad Spectrum AB has dis-incentivized this basic reasearch
- Near Term Concerns: Loss of “Control Label” for treatment of BRD prevention in newly arrived cattle Lighter weights, travel or climate stressed animals with a pre-disposition for BRD outbreak Represents 1-2% of all cattle received` Must have the latitude as treatment and care professionals Losing this necessary tool will result in the death of more animals Long Term Concerns: Most antibiotics build resistance over time 2) Consumer & regulatory stakeholders desire to lengthen this resistance curve 3) Therefore, pressure exists on the production segment to reduce antibiotic use 4) Despite Industry’s Compliance with all federal reg’s & demonstration of “Judicious Use” Paradox of Demand: “We Get What We Fear Most” However, with a reduction in demand – there is a corresponding reduction in innovation A Paradox of Innovation: When we push use down, we slow innovation… and lose the ability to respond when experience the inevitable curve of resistance As evidenced by recent NIH report illustrating that 15 of 18 pharmaceutical companies have discontinued participation in the antibiotic segment. We should instead focus on “Necessary Use“ Standards & Establishment of an “Food Animal Only” Class of AB in order to allow demand to spur innovation & superior product development International Competition: “You have to be protectionist to make arbitrary reduction of AB work” We export productivity (through the use of fewer technologies) & compete against markets that are are not constrained by limited AB use And then.. What are we importing? What problems? What residues? What exposure of the product to bacteria? Loss of Productivity: 1) Today each animal uses 1,950 fewer pounds of feed and 1,200 fewer gallons to produce the same amount of Beef. 2) The restriction of technologies hampers our ability to produce sustainable beef