Economics of Antibiotic Use in U.S. Livestock Production

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英文名称：

Economics of Antibiotic Use in U.S. Livestock Production

作者：

Stacy Sneeringer; James M. MacDonald; Nigel Key; William D McBride; Kenneth Mathews

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=45488

关键词：

Antibiotics;  livestock;  United States;  economics;  prices;  feed efficiency;  production purposes;  antimicrobials;  growth promotion;  policy analysis;  disease prevention;  regulations;  economic effects; 

年份：

2015

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

100 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

There is mounting concern that use of antibiotics in livestock will contribute to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, with repercussions for human and animal health. This report explores how limiting antibiotic use for livestock productivity-enhancement purposes may affect farmer practices and profits, as well as market prices and volumes.