Tag Archive: antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance, legislation, regulation
... Livestock farming standards to get boost under antimicrobial-resistance plan
Sep 17, 2017Susan SpiegelComments Off on Livestock farming standards to get boost under antimicrobial-resistance plan
The European Commission has unveiled plans to promote better global livestock farming standards in a bid to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals and humans.... Superbug warning over India’s poultry antibiotics use
Sep 05, 2017Susan SpiegelComments Off on Superbug warning over India’s poultry antibiotics use
The use of antibiotics for growth promotion in Indian poultry production is helping to breed bacteria that are highly resistant to most antibiotics, scientists have warned.