By Mike King
It’s official. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issuing the Veterinary Feed Directive(VFD) final rule on antibiotic use, the countdown has begun for the nation’s livestock producers, veterinarians and feed providers to come into compliance by December 2016. Fortunately, through their Pork Checkoff, America’s pig farmers already may have many of the tools in place that will put them well on the road to adhering to this new regulation.