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

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.
Subjects:
Veterinary drugs.
Antibiotics in veterinary medicine.
Food animals > Diseases > Chemotherapy.
Veterinary drug residues.
Food of animal origin > Contamination.
Online Access:Access electronic version
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Drugs Used in Food Animals: Background and Perspectives
  • 2. Food-Animal Production Practices and Drug Use
  • 3. Benefits and Risks to Human Health
  • 4. Drug Development, Government Approval, and the Regulatory Process
  • 5. Drug Residues and Microbial Contamination in Food: Monitoring and Enforcement
  • 6. Issues Specific to Antibiotics
  • 7. Costs of Eliminating Subtherapeutic Use of Antibiotics
  • 8. Approving to Minimizing Antibiotic Use in Food-Animal Production.

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