Tradeoffs between resistance to antimicrobials in public health and their use in agriculture: Moving towards sustainability assessment

Tradeoffs between resistance to antimicrobials in public health and their use in agriculture: Moving towards sustainability assessment

Antimicrobial use (AMU) in animal agriculture contributes to select resistant bacteria potentially transferred to humans directly or indirectly via the food chain, representing a public health hazard. Yet, a major difference triggering AMU in food animal production is that in addition to therapeutic...

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Main Authors: Gröhn, Y.T (Author), Jørgensen, P.S (Author), Kenkel, D. (Author), Lhermie, G. (Author), Lin Lawell, C.-Y.C (Author), Tauer, L.W (Author), Wernli, D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
Subjects:
Agriculture
animal welfare
Animalia
antimicrobial activity
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial use
bioindicator
ecological economics
food safety
Indicators
literature review
livestock farming
public health
Social-ecological system
sustainability
Sustainability assessment
trade-environment relations
trade-off
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