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A CDC infographic on how antibiotic-resistant bacteria have the potential to spread from farm animals. The use of antibiotics in the husbandry of livestock includes treatment when ill (therapeutic), treatment of a group of animals when at least one is diagnosed with clinical infection (metaphylaxis [1]), and preventative treatment (prophylaxis).
enalapril – ACE-inhibitor used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure; enrofloxacin – Broad spectrum antibiotic (Gram-positive and -negative) -- not recommended for streptococci, or anaerobic bacteria; equine chorionic gonadotropin – gonadotropic hormone used to induce ovulation in livestock prior to artificial insemination
For example, bacitracin, a common antibiotic found in over the counter antibiotic ointments, is not classified as "medically important." Ionophores, which are not a part of human medicine but given for improving the health of livestock, are also not included in this regulation. [14]
Under this bill, medically important antibiotics would be phased out in livestock and other restrictions would be placed on antibiotic use in food-producing animals. [17] Some scientists argue that withdrawing antibiotic use will result in more diseased animals, which can result in an increased bacterial load on meat and an increased risk of ...
However, these classifications are based on laboratory behavior. The development of antibiotics has had a profound effect on the health of people for many years. Also, both people and animals have used antibiotics to treat infections and diseases. In practice, both treat bacterial infections. [1]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the broad mandate under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) to assure the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs and their use in all animals, including farm animals. The division of the FDA responsible for this is the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). [1]
Sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals are reducing in the UK, but campaigners say further reductions and legislation are needed. Zac Goldsmith calls for end to delay in banning overuse ...
In the United States, the use of antibiotics in livestock is still prevalent. [96] The FDA reports that 80 percent of all antibiotics sold in 2009 were administered to livestock animals, and that many of these antibiotics are identical or closely related to drugs used for treating illnesses in humans.