date:Jul 01, 2013
vailable antibiotics to treat sick animals. If a veterinarian identifies a sick animal, or a herd of animals that are likely to become sick, there are no restrictions on what drugs can be used.
Antibiotic resistance has been the subject of fierce debate. Consumer groups such as the Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, has called for major reductions in the use of antibiotics in food animal production on concerns that the overuse of antibiotics promotes the spread o