2012
DOI: 10.20506/rst.31.1.2106
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Use of antimicrobial agents in livestock

Abstract: Antimicrobial agents, especially antibacterial agents, are used throughout the world, across a diverse array of extensive and intensive livestock production systems, to protect the health and welfare of livestock and to improve their performance. While some agents that are used in livestock belong to classes that have no counterpart in human medicine, this is not the case for the most widely used agents: the tetracyclines, penicillins, macrolides and sulphonamides. Many bacterial diseases of livestock cause de… Show more

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“…Enrofloxacin is one of the most extensively used antibacterial drugs in Latin America (19). It possesses low toxicity; i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Enrofloxacin is one of the most extensively used antibacterial drugs in Latin America (19). It possesses low toxicity; i.e.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Antimicrobials are extensively used in food animal production to prevent and treat animal diseases, as well as to promote growth (3). Antimicrobials used in animal farming and human medicine are largely similar (4).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Over the counter sale of antibiotics should banned and their end use should be ensured at the time of sale 121 . Complementary measures such as surveillance, mass education and alternative therapeutic measures will help further reduce the use of antibiotics in animals 98 . In India, too little is known about antibiotic use in food animals, and a nationwide surveillance system is required to determine antibiotic consumption and resistance patterns.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2009, worldwide three most commonly used antibiotic classes in the animal sector were macrolides (US$ 600 million), penicillins (US$ 600 million), and tetracyclines (US$ 500 million). These three classes of antibiotics are categorized as critically important in human medicine 6,98 . FAO, OIE and WHO have recommended monitoring the use of quinolones, third and fourth generation cephalosporins, and macrolides in animals for overall AMR risk assessment 6,54 .…”
Section: Emphasis On Regulated Use Of Antimicrobials In Animal Producmentioning
confidence: 99%