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A CDC infographic on how antibiotic-resistant bacteria have the potential to spread from farm animals. Antibiotic use in livestock is the use of antibiotics for any purpose in the husbandry of livestock, which 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 ...
Antibiotics are used in livestock for animal health and productivity, but also pose a risk for antibiotic resistance in both humans and livestock. Although not legally-binding, many countries have set targets to reduce antibiotic use to 50 milligrams per kilogram of meat production (50mg/PCU).
The use of antibiotics in intensive farming is contributing to antimicrobial resistance, a process where the medicines lose their effectiveness over time and which the World Health Organisation ...
The livestock sector also includes wool, egg and dairy production, the livestock used for tillage, and fish farming. Animal agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions . Cows, sheep, and other ruminants digest their food by enteric fermentation , and their burps are the main source of methane emissions from land use ...
Projected global antibiotic use in livestock under expected meat consumption levels in 2030, and a range of modeled reduction scenarios based on antibiotic use limits, reductions in meat consumption, and a fee on antibiotic sales. Further details on each scenario are given in the sources tab. Global antibiotic use is measured in tonnes per year.
Antibiotic use in livestock may create antibiotic-resistant pathogens; parasites, bacteria, and viruses may be spread; ammonia, nitrogen, and phosphorus can reduce oxygen in surface waters and contaminate drinking water; pesticides and hormones may cause hormone-related changes in fish; animal feed and feathers may stunt the growth of desirable ...
Antibiotics are used in livestock for animal health and productivity, but also pose a risk for antibiotic resistance in both humans and livestock. Data is measured as the milligrams of total antibiotic use per kilogram of meat production. This is corrected for differences in livestock numbers and types, normalising to a population-corrected ...
Commercial swine production. Antibiotics are commonly used in commercial swine production in the United States and around the world. They are used for disease treatment, disease prevention and control, and growth promotion. When used for growth promoting purposes, antibiotics are given at low concentrations for long periods of time. [1]