REVIEW ARTICLES
Current Status of Antimicrobial Use in Animals
Sushim Kumar Gupta, Rosslyn Biggs and Akhilesh Ramachandran
doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.2.283-298
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2023.54(2):283 - 298
Author Details
Sushim Kumar Gupta : Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma StateUniversity, 1950 W Farm Rd, Stillwater, OK 74078
Rosslyn Biggs : Academic Center Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
Akhilesh Ramachandran : Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma StateUniversity, 1950 W Farm Rd, Stillwater, OK 74078
Article History
Received: 10.06.2023 Accepted: 25.06.2023 Published online: 30.06.2023
Corresponding author: Akhilesh Ramachandran
e-mail : rakhile@okstate.edu
Citation: Gupta, S. K., Biggs, R. and Ramachandran, A. 2023. Current Status of Antimicrobial Use in Animals. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 54(2): 283-298
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2023.54.2.283-298
Abstract
Antimicrobials are used for preventing and treating infectious diseases in animals and humans. In animals they are also commonly used to improve productivity and welfare. The overuse or misuse of antimicrobials can contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which can have serious implications on both human and animal health. It is important to increase AMR awareness and coordinated surveillance at the global, continental, and national levels to quantify antimicrobial usage and monitor AMR spread. This will help to formulate better and effective strategies and policies for the judicious use of antimicrobials and combat AMR.
Keywords: Antimicrobials, resistance, food animals, companion animals, surveillance, AMR
