It occurs when bacteria and other microorganisms evolve to resist antimicrobial drugs like antibiotics, rendering these treatments less effective or even ineffective in animals and people.

The World Health Organization is recommending that farmers and the food industry stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals. The new WHO ...

Goats and Sheep being vaccinated [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard] The discovery of antibiotics revolutionised the management of diseases in humans and animals. These medicines proved so effective that ...

Another example is giving antibiotics to healthy animals to promote their growth and prevent disease. Antibiotic use in farm animals allows the resistant bacteria to thrive within the animals, and ...

The discovery of antibiotics revolutionised the management of diseases in humans and animals. These medicines proved so effective that they were christened magic bullets owing to their potency in ...

Overview: Animals raised for meat, poultry, dairy, or eggs may be given antibiotics for disease prevention, a practice that contributes to the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance.

In addition, it also applies to animals not intended for food, such as horses, pet rabbits and backyard chickens. Products affected by the guidance include injectables such as penicillin ...