IFT Review of Antibiotic Resistance - Federation of Animal Science ...
IFT Review of Antibiotic Resistance - Federation of Animal Science ...
IFT Review of Antibiotic Resistance - Federation of Animal Science ...
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<strong>Antibiotic</strong> Usage Data<br />
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Exact amount <strong>of</strong> antibiotics used in animal production is<br />
unknown but likely comparabl<br />
e to amount used in human<br />
medicine<br />
▲ <strong>Animal</strong>s – est. 21.7 million<br />
use; 2004)<br />
pounds (95% for therapeutic<br />
▲ Aquaculture – 65,000 pounds annually (2003)<br />
▲ Plants – 52 million pounds<br />
<strong>of</strong> fungicides id and 44,000<br />
pounds <strong>of</strong> antibiotics (2004)<br />
▲ Human – unknown (est. 4.<br />
5 million to 32 million pounds<br />
depending on organizationn providing estimates)