Livestock antibiotic use, human health could be linked: USDA official
By Dani Friedland on 7/16/2010

A USDA official told a Congressional panel there is likely a link between
agricultural antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in humans.

“USDA believes that it is likely that the use of antibiotics in animal
agriculture does lead to some cases of antibacterial resistance among
humans and in the animals themselves, and it is important that these
medically important antibiotics be used judiciously,” Dr. John Clifford,
APHIS’s deputy administrator for veterinary services, told the House
Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health during a
hearing Wednesday. click here to read more

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