Antibiotic Resistance Agencies Have Made Limited Progress Addressing Antibiotic Use in Animals

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Epidemiology.

Livestock.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Report examining the extent to which agencies have collected data on antibiotic use and resistance in animals, reviewing actions HHS's FDA took to mitigate the risk of antibiotic resistance in humans as a results of use in animals, assessing the extent agencies have researched alternatives to current use practices and educated producers and veterinarians about appropriate use, and determining actions the European Union has taken to regulate use in animals and lessons that have been learned

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Microfiche version United States. Government Accountability Office. Antibiotic Resistance:. 2011 J942-394

Publisher Number:

CMP-2011-GAO-0389

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