Complexities of Antimicrobial Use inLivestock and Poultry Production

摘要

Antimicrobial resistance is consid-ered by many to be the most com-plex problem facing public health today. Human health, animal health and the environment are all interrelated, and much is still unknown about the role each plays in antimicrobial resistance. This, unfortunately, leads to speculation, misinterpretation and misuse of the available information. What has followed is intense scrutiny of the use of antimicrobials in livestock and poultry production in the past decade. Antimicrobials are used to combat bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites.