OIE, Paris, France

An international symposium on Alternatives to Antibiotics, Challenges and Solutions in Animal Production is being organised by the International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for September, 2012. Antibiotics are essential tools for animal and human health and concerns over antibiotic resistance and their prudent use in animals have garnered global interest. Yet insufficient attention has been given to the scientific breakthroughs and novel technologies that provide…