Abstract
In this article, Lauren Ashley Herrin examines the impacts of new FDA veterinary stewardship regulations on backyard chicken farming in rural Georgia. She explains that requiring prescriptions for previously over-the-counter antibiotics disproportionately harms low-income and rural communities by limiting access to affordable veterinary care, worsening risks of disease spread and public health threats. Herrin argues for policy approaches that balance antimicrobial resistance concerns with the realities of rural accessibility. She proposes solutions such as telehealth veterinary consultations, scholarship programs to encourage rural veterinary practice, and expanding prescriptive authority for veterinary technicians to ensure sustainable animal health care in underserved areas
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Herrin, Lauren Ashley
(2025)
"The Impact of Veterinary Stewardship Program Implementations on Backyard Chicken Farming in Rural Georgia,"
Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law: Vol. 17:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjeanrl/vol17/iss2/1