SMART Antimicrobial Resistance Goals to Drive Meat Safety Improvement

SMART Antimicrobial Resistance Goals to Drive Meat Safety Improvement

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Concerns that food-animal production significantly contributes to antibiotic-resistant human infections have persisted for more than 20 years.Most antibiotic resistance concerns are generalized, not specific.By their nature, non- specific concerns are Swedish Bitters Tincture unfalsifiable and can never be scientifically alleviated or remediated.Therefore, antibiotic resistance meat safety improvement begins with defining SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time Figure bound) antibiotic resistance goals.Two SMART goals related to high-priority antibiotic resistance in beef production are described as an example to facilitate scientific goal attainment.