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! Agriculture and Forestry Research, Special Issue No 362 (Braunschweig, 2012) ISSN 0376-0723 Download: www.vti.bund.de/en/startseite/vti-publications/landbauforschung-special-issues.html new problem within the country and drug resistant Tuberculosis has been reported in certain parts of the country especially in poor areas. A couple of years back the India working group of the India Global Antibiotic resistance partnership alarmed by the extreme resistance to antibiotics within the country came up with a set of recommendation to regulate antibiotics in veterinary use. Some of their recommendations included : i. the outlaw of use of antibiotics most important for human health in veterinary practice, ii. The ban of non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animals, iii. the observance of a washout period/ withdrawal period before slaughter. They also recommended that these be co-ordinated by an inter-sectoral committee. The same paper further mentioned the constraints to enforcement of these guidelines since multiple ministries would have to coordinate activities to make these regulations effective. They also recommended surveillance of antibiotic use and resistance by manufacturers of animal products; the education of stakeholders on appropriate use of antibiotics in food animals and finally reducing the need for antibiotics in animals through improved management. In April 2012 the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India issued a notification to regulate the use of antibiotics for livestock and aquaculture meant for food production. The amendment, inserted in the rule 97 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, has suggested that the antibiotics, which are used for therapeutic purposes in animals, should be labeled with the withdrawal period of the drug for the species for which it is intended for use. This amendment sets a time frame for which products should be kept out of the food chain; also known as the withdrawal period. While this is a welcome first step, implementing this is not going to be easy. Firstly the pharmaceutical companies will have to comply with labelling their drugs meant for veterinary use. Pharmacists and farmers must be educated about extra label use of these drugs along with their long term side effects Policies will also have to be put into place to ensure better livestock management practices including various legislations to do with animal welfare, animal transport, animal slaughter and animal health. In India the livestock market is not yet a consumers market nor is it completely a producers market.Although the supply chains are short there are numerous areas where there are loop holes in policy which will have to be effectively plugged and stream lined. However, the burden of the cost of producing safe food should not be on the farmer alone as it will only increase the cost of production thereby denying millions of low priced but safe livestock based nutrition. Suggestions to tackle the future challenges of organic animal husbandry • Increased investments by the government for chemical free farming, organic agriculture and livestock rearing especially in dry land and semi arid areas. Properly managed the agriculture and livestock sector can not only feed the country but also provide jobs in the rural economy. • Increased investment into research on chemical free farming • Banning of further import of Genetically modified germplasm into India until proved safe for consumption beyond doubt • Banning of harmful pesticides and strict controls and regulations enforcing these bans. • Disincentives to chemical agriculture and industrial livestock farming which are also harmful from the Climate point of view • Better planning of fodder for the livestock sector as the demand for livestock products goes up. • Incentives for safe methods of insect and vector control to reduce pesticide use. • Incentives for ethnoveterinary preparations to reduce antibiotic use • More coordination between ministries of health, agriculture and commerce. • Education of extension workers, students of agriculture animal and dairy science, veterinarians about the harmful effects of chemicals in our food and offering safe and viable alternatives. 434
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