Starting with the introduction of penicillin in the 1940s, antibiotics have become ubiquitous, leading to an undesirable consequence: resistance. It has been observed that when an antibiotic is introduced to human population, the antibiotics will quickly lose their function. Subsequently, now, in the 2000s, antibiotics are considered a major public health threat. Quite often, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics, especially the use of inadequate amounts of antibiotics in agriculture allows bacteria to acquire resistance easily and to transmit resistant strains to humans.
Antibiotics are used in animals therapeutically to treat illness, prophylactically to control disease, and to enhance animal growth in livestock (Raymond, 2013, 2). The drugs that are used, and more importantly, the way in which they are used are sources of concern for human health. Firstly, antibiotics that are vital in human medicine should not be used therapeutically in animals, particularly for prophylactically use. Secondly, the use of antibiotics in growth promotion should be banned.
This legislative congressional hearing aims to examine the agricultural use of antibiotics therapeutically and non-therapeutically as the causes of antibiotic resistance and point out possible solutions. …show more content…
Subsequently, I would like to say that I am delighted to be here in this particular congressional hearing about this critical epidemic issue, antibiotic resistance, which is becoming even more serious every day. I am Prof. Juliet Krisch, a faculty member at Heidelberg University, in the field of Microbiology. My concentration has always been in the impacts of overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. My researches on pigs showed me that whenever a drug is used in an animal, it promoted resistant bacteria to grow and
Antibiotics are used in animals therapeutically to treat illness, prophylactically to control disease, and to enhance animal growth in livestock (Raymond, 2013, 2). The drugs that are used, and more importantly, the way in which they are used are sources of concern for human health. Firstly, antibiotics that are vital in human medicine should not be used therapeutically in animals, particularly for prophylactically use. Secondly, the use of antibiotics in growth promotion should be banned.
This legislative congressional hearing aims to examine the agricultural use of antibiotics therapeutically and non-therapeutically as the causes of antibiotic resistance and point out possible solutions. …show more content…
Subsequently, I would like to say that I am delighted to be here in this particular congressional hearing about this critical epidemic issue, antibiotic resistance, which is becoming even more serious every day. I am Prof. Juliet Krisch, a faculty member at Heidelberg University, in the field of Microbiology. My concentration has always been in the impacts of overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. My researches on pigs showed me that whenever a drug is used in an animal, it promoted resistant bacteria to grow and