Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 Animal Antibiotic Use Estimates Up By PHILIP BRASHER / AP Farm Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The drug industry boosted its estimate of antibiotic use in chickens, cows and other animals but said the drugs mostly were for treatment or prevention of disease, not growth promotion. About 20.5 million pounds of drugs were given to animals in 1999, up 15 percent from 1998, according to a survey released Thursday by the Animal Health Institute. More than 80 percent of the antibiotic use found in the latest survey was for therapeutic purposes, as opposed to growth promotion, the trade group said. Many of the antibiotics can be used for both purposes, however. Public health officials are concerned that overuse of antibiotics in livestock is leading to drug resistance in humans, making it harder for doctors to treat bacterial infections http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=83571421 -- Mail2Web - Check your email from the web at http://www.mail2web.com/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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