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 …

Nowadays, there is an increasing concern for the public health about the consequences
from the long and increased use of antibiotics in livestock production. The use of antibiotics …

It is a common practice for decades to use of sub-therapeutic dose of antibiotics in food-
animal feeds to prevent animals from diseases and to improve production performance in …

Antibiotics are still deemed necessary for the treatment and prevention of infectious
diseases in farm animals intended for food production and to protect public health from food …

Antibiotics are one of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century and will
remain an essential tool for treating animal and human diseases in the 21st century …

In 1968, the government of the UK appointed a Joint Committee led by Professor Michael
Swann to obtain information about the use of antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry and …

The vast literature on antimicrobial drug use in animals has expanded considerably recently
as the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis in human medicine leads to questions about all …

Since the 1950s, antibiotics have been used in the field of animal husbandry for growth
promotion, therapy and disease prophylaxis. It is estimated that up to 80% of the antibiotics …

Antibiotics have improved the length and quality of life of people worldwide and have had an
immeasurable influence on agricultural animal health and the efficiency of animal …

In animal husbandry the control and prevention of infectious diseases is of basic economic
importance. The introduction of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections almost 50 years ago …