Antibiotics Use in Food Animal Production: Escalation of Antimicrobial Resistance: Where Are We Now in Combating AMR?
Med Sci (Basel). 2021 Feb 21; 9(1)MS

Abstract

The use of antibiotics has been very beneficial to human health, animal wellbeing, and food production, however, there are no alternatives to antimicrobials in treating infectious diseases. Their use can contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance, but the world has realized the need to combat antimicrobial resistance in recent decades due to the continued escalation of the problem jeopardizing human and veterinary medicine and food and environmental safety. Understanding the AMR and judicious use of antimicrobials are critical, and one health approach involving several sectors and multiple disciplines is important to tackle the problem. National, regional, and global action plans have been instigated to tackle the escalation of AMR. Antimicrobials are frequently used in food animal production. Therefore, food animal producers are important participants to prevent overuse and misuse of antimicrobials. Recent regulations to address the challenges have not been perceived well in animal farming communities. More awareness regarding these action plans and understanding the impact of AMR are needed. A nationwide survey of perceptions of food animal producers regarding AMR mitigation approaches should be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the current policies regarding antibiotics use and AMR. These outcomes should be incorporated in future policies and awareness campaigns targeting food animal producers.

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Kasimanickam V

Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. AARVEE Animal Biotech, LLC, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA.

Kasimanickam M

School of Biological and Population Health Sciences College of Public Health & Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.

Kasimanickam R

Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.

MeSH

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansMeatOne Health

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

33669981

Citation

Kasimanickam, Vanmathy, et al. "Antibiotics Use in Food Animal Production: Escalation of Antimicrobial Resistance: Where Are We Now in Combating AMR?" Medical Sciences (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 9, no. 1, 2021.

Kasimanickam V, Kasimanickam M, Kasimanickam R. Antibiotics Use in Food Animal Production: Escalation of Antimicrobial Resistance: Where Are We Now in Combating AMR? Med Sci (Basel). 2021;9(1).

Kasimanickam, V., Kasimanickam, M., & Kasimanickam, R. (2021). Antibiotics Use in Food Animal Production: Escalation of Antimicrobial Resistance: Where Are We Now in Combating AMR? Medical Sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 9(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci9010014

Kasimanickam V, Kasimanickam M, Kasimanickam R. Antibiotics Use in Food Animal Production: Escalation of Antimicrobial Resistance: Where Are We Now in Combating AMR. Med Sci (Basel). 2021 02 21;9(1) PubMed PMID: 33669981.

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