Evaluation of antibiotic usage in swine reproduction farms in Umbria region based on the quantitative analysis of antimicrobial consumption

Antibiotic use in food-producing animals has considerable impact on public health, especially with respect to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. Pigs represent one of the main species in which antibiotics are frequently used for different purposes. Surveillance of antibiotic consum...

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Main Authors: Fausto Scoppetta, Marco Sensi, Maria Pia Franciosini, Marinella Capuccella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/6886