A nonwoven fabric, comprising fibers of a fiber raw material containinggelatin, the fibersbeing provided with an antimicrobially effective agant and/or an antibiotic,with respect tothe object of the invention to produce a bioresorbable nonwoven fabric withsufficientstrength in a cost-effective way is characterized in that the fibers areproduced by arotating spinning method. The invention further relates to a rotating spinningmethod forthe production of the nonwoven fabric.