Use of Antimicrobial Agents and Occurrence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria from Food Animals, Foods and Humans in Denmark

According to the latest report, DANMAP, there was a 10 per cent increase in the consumption of antibiotics by Danish farm animals, with most of the increase accounted for by a increaeased amounts fed to pigs. For broilers, consumption of antimicrobial agents doubled between 2008 and 2009 although consumption remains at a very low level.
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