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- Out of an abundance of precaution, classes of antibiotic drugs used in human medical care cannot be used in animals except for purposes of disease prevention, control and treatment.
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Nov 9, 2018 · Using antibiotics in animals may raise the risk of transmitting drug-resistant bacteria to humans either by direct infection or by transferring “resistance genes from agriculture into human...
The aim of this review is to examine the scope and nature of antibiotic use in food animals and summarize its potential impact on human health. We also review key national and international policies on use of antibiotics in food animals.
- Timothy F. Landers, Bevin Cohen, Thomas E. Wittum, Elaine L. Larson
- 10.1177/003335491212700103
- 2012
- Jan-Feb 2012
Feb 21, 2021 · Antibiotics kill harmful bacteria or limit their growth to stop illnesses from spreading and protect the rest of a herd or flock. Consequently, antibiotics promote good animal health and welfare, contribute to food safety, prevent disease outbreaks, and save lives as well as the livelihoods of farmers.
- Vanmathy Kasimanickam, Maadhanki Kasimanickam, Ramanathan Kasimanickam
- 10.3390/medsci9010014
- 2021
- Med Sci (Basel). 2021 Mar; 9(1): 14.
Apr 29, 2021 · Antibiotics should be used in animals, as in human medicine, for the shortest period of time needed to resolve an underlying bacterial infection. A too-long course of treatment unnecessarily raises the risk of antibiotic resistance, while one that’s too short can fail to fix the health problem that prompted the use of the drugs.
Dec 14, 2021 · The 2020 report reveals that of all the antibiotics sold for agricultural use, raising chickens—the most commonly consumed meat in the US—accounts for only 2 percent of the drugs. That’s ...
Jan 10, 2012 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ruled that farmers must limit the use of antibiotics called cephalosporins to prevent infections in seemingly healthy cows, pigs, chicken, and turkeys. According to the FDA, 24.6 million pounds of antibiotics are used each year in cattle, pigs, chickens, and turkeys purely for ...
Jun 12, 2014 · Over one hundred of antimicrobials, including β-lactams, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, amphenicols, macrolides, sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, lincosamides, polypeptides, and polyene, have been used in food-producing animals around the world.
