The use of drugs in food animals : benefits and risks /

"The Use of Drugs in Food Animals provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the food animal industry. The book discusses the potential for antibiotic resistance to develop in or be transferred to pathogens that can cause disease in humans. It also provides analysis and insight into...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Agriculture. Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health. Committee on Drug Use in Food Animals, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Food and Nutrition Board
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
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Summary:"The Use of Drugs in Food Animals provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the food animal industry. The book discusses the potential for antibiotic resistance to develop in or be transferred to pathogens that can cause disease in humans. It also provides analysis and insight into the monitoring of drug use in food animals as well as the monitoring of drug residues in animal-derived food products. The book also discusses how drug use may be minimized with new approaches in food animal production management, including nutrition, vaccination, and genetic strategies."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:xxi, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Also available via the World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-234) and index.
ISBN:0309054346 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0851993710
9780851993713