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The Economic Costs of Withdrawing Antimicrobial Growth Promoters from the Livestock Sector

Antimicrobials have been used in human medicine and in livestock production for more than 60 years, improving human and animal health but also fostering the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens worldwide. This report focuses on the specific issue of the economic value of antimic...

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Main Author: Laxminarayan, Ramanan
Other Authors: Van Boeckel, Thomas, Teillant, Aude
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2015
Series:OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
Subjects:
Agriculture And Food
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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