The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author), Food and Nutrition Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309054346 ISBN-13: 9780309054348 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1999 Annotation: The book overviews why and how drugs are used in food-producing industries--poultry, dairy, beef, swine, and aquaculture; discusses the prevalence of human pathogens in foods of animal origin; and addresses the transfer of resistance in animal microbes to human pathogens and the resulting risk of human disease. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Medical | Pharmacology - Medical | Public Health |
Dewey: 363.192 |
LCCN: 98-58111 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.33" W x 9.33" (1.30 lbs) 276 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The use of drugs in food animal production has resulted in benefits throughout the food industry; however, their use has also raised public health safety concerns. The Use of Drugs in Food Animals provides an overview of why and how drugs are used in the major food-producing animal industries?poultry, dairy, beef, swine, and aquaculture. The volume discusses the prevalence of human pathogens in foods of animal origin. It also addresses the transfer of resistance in animal microbes to human pathogens and the resulting risk of human disease. The committee offers analysis and insight into these areas:
The volume also looks at how drug use may be minimized with new approaches in genetics, nutrition, and animal management. |