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GLOBAL USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN FOOD ANIMALS, EMERGENCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND WAY FORWARD: AN OVERVIEW

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Title GLOBAL USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN FOOD ANIMALS, EMERGENCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND WAY FORWARD: AN OVERVIEW
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R. N. CHATTERJEE,S.S. Paul AND S.V. RAMA RAO
 
Subject Alternatives to antibiotics, Antibiotic growth promoters, Antimicrobial resistance
 
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Several decades of antibiotic abuse in humans, animals and other farming systems and release of antimicrobials
into environment from different sources are contributing to development of resistance to multiple classes of
antibiotics in bacteria at a rate much faster than the rate at which newer antibiotics are being developed thus
creating health emergency situation. Use of antibiotics as growth promoters (AGPs), wherein antibiotics are used
at sub therapeutic dose for longer duration, favours selection and spread of resistant bacteria within animals and
to humans through food or other environmental pathways. Expressed concerns are that AGPs are used to
compensate for poor hygiene, health management and housing. Considering gravity of threat to human and
animal health, some countries have banned use of AGPs while many countries are still using various antimicrobials
as AGP including some of those categorized as important for human health. Recently many antibiotics being used
in animals for therapeutic purpose are also being implicated for development of resistance. Different alternatives
to AGPs are available but they may not be as cheaper as and also may not be as effective as antibiotics for
improving survivability or performance of food animals reared under poor hygienic conditions or under
environmental stress. Data on prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is limited in India. There is urgent
need to undertake detail study of prevalence of AMR and economic analysis of rearing food animals on various
alternatives to antibiotics. Further, development of reliable certification system and higher pricing of animal
products produced through alternate system and increasing consumer awareness can be a way forward to tackle
the menace.
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Date 2020-06-27T10:39:59Z
2020-06-27T10:39:59Z
2019-01-18
 
Type Article
 
Identifier RN Chatterjee, SS Paul and SV Rama Rao.2019. Global use of antimicrobials in food animals, Emergence of antimicrobial resistance and way forward: an overview. Indian journal of Animal health. 58(2):19-32
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/37525
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Indian Journal of Animal Health