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  2. Antibiotic use in livestock - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. List of veterinary drugs - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. List of antibiotics - Wikipedia

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    Antibiotics by class Generic name Brand names Common uses [4] Possible side effects [4] Mechanism of action Aminoglycosides; Amikacin: Amikin: Infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Effective against aerobic bacteria (not obligate/facultative anaerobes) and ...

  5. Antibiotic use in the United States poultry farming industry

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    The concern over antibiotic use in livestock arises from the necessity antibiotics have in keeping populations disease-free. As of 2016, over 70% of FDA approved antibiotics were utilized in modern, high production poultry farms to prevent, control, and treat disease. [ 5 ]

  6. Subtherapeutic antibiotic use in swine - Wikipedia

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    Table 1- Commonly used antibiotics in swine production and their relative importance in human medicine. With regard to human medicine importance, FDA ranks antibiotics as “critically important” (“critical” in the above table), “highly important” (“high” in the table), or “important.”

  7. Zac Goldsmith calls for end to delay in banning overuse of ...

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    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 ...

  8. Intensive animal farming - Wikipedia

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    In 1998, the EU banned feeding animals antibiotics that were found to be valuable for human health. Furthermore, in 2006 the EU banned all drugs for livestock that were used for growth promotion purposes. As a result of these bans, the levels of antibiotic resistance in animal products and within the human population showed a decrease. [93] [94]

  9. Antibiotics can be crucial in treating pets. But bad side ...

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