Why humans are equally at risk over increased use of antibiotics in livestock systems

Increased use of antimicrobial drugs in livestock systems will adversely affect poor farmers in developing countries, researchers at the Nairobi based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) now warn.

A recently released scientific paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) shows that global trends in antimicrobial consumption is expected to rise by 67 per cent between 2010 and 2030.