Source: FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 8/15/17


The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is out with a first-time overview of the use of antimicrobial agents in animals. The 67-page report includes the first annual reporting on the use of antimicrobial agents in animals with global and regional analysis based on data ranging from 2010 to 2015. A total of 130 OIE member countries, or 72 percent of the 180 member nations, contributed data to the report. Members participated even when quantitative data on antimicrobial agents used in animals was not available.

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