When you use the words “judicious use”, to me that would mean in a therapeutic sense and not in a preventative manner. I think that needs to be defined.
To Dr. Hansen, Dr. Smith, and perhaps to the Chicken Farmers of Canada, could you provide a recommendation? I think what you have told us here today actually creates more worry. We need to do something. Someone needs to get on top of this. From the studies I have read and the information we have seen, the amount of antibiotic use going on with chickens is alarming.
What recommendations would you have for this committee?