INTERNATIONAL PAPER SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR REDUCING ANTIBIOTICS USE IN LIVESTOCK
October 1st, 2016
A PAPER released to yesterday’s (Oct 24) global symposium on preventing antibiotic resistance has signalled that international action should including restricting the prophylactic treatment of livestock with such medicines.
This report was prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and was called ‘How to Foster Innovation, Access and Appropriate Use of Antibiotics?’
It said: “While access to effective antimicrobials is a prerequisite for productive and ...
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