Antibiotic use in livestock to rise by 67 percent by 2030

Livestock farmers around the world will use nearly 106,000 tonnes of antibiotics by 2030, an increase of 67 percent in two decades, a team of scientists estimated. The group says it created the first global map of anitmicrobial use by combining data on livestock density, projected demand for meat and estimates of current use of… » Read More

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