INDIAN FARMERS CONTINUE ANTIBIOTICS USE FOR GROWTH DESPITE OFFICIAL BAN: REPORT
July 5th, 2014
NDIAN meat and poultry farmers continue to use antibiotics for inducing speedier growth of boiler chickens even though authorities have officially banned the practice, according to a new report.“Chickens are fed antibiotics so that they gain weight and grow faster,” alleged the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment in a study report drawn from 70 chicken samples collected in and around the capital that was released on Wednesday. The report also claimed that the practice can be linked to growing antibiotic resistance in humans in India.On 3 June, ...
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