Use of antibiotics as feed additives: A burning question

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue JULY, 2014, Pages

  Chattopadhyay, Madhab K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Animal feed; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Ban; Growth promoting effect; Guidelines for industry; Livestock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AVOPARCIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; SULFADIMIDINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; GROWTH RATE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVESTOCK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POULTRY FARMING; RECURRENCE RISK; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84905386285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00334     Document Type: Note

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