IFT Review of Antibiotic Resistance - Federation of Animal Science ...
IFT Review of Antibiotic Resistance - Federation of Animal Science ...
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Conclusions<br />
●<br />
Qualitative and quantitative risk<br />
assessments are being used<br />
to determine transfer <strong>of</strong> antibiotic resistance through the food<br />
chain resulting in human health<br />
h consequences<br />
▲ For many antibiotics such as tylosin, tilmocosin, and<br />
virginiamycin used in food animals, the estimated risk to<br />
human health is small<br />
▲ However, fluoroquinolone used to treat poultry disease<br />
through water was deemed<br />
by FDA as an unacceptable<br />
risk to human health and was withdrawn