How much of the world's antibiotics go to farmed animals?

Roughly two-thirds of global antimicrobial use is in livestock, much of it for growth promotion or routine disease prevention rather than treating sick individuals.

Does factory farming increase pandemic risk?

Dense, genetically uniform populations of animals in close contact with humans provide efficient conditions for viral amplification and reassortment, which is why epidemiologists treat intensive poultry and pig systems as a priority risk.

Animals

Zoonotic disease, antibiotics and pandemic risk

Antimicrobial resistance, avian influenza in poultry and dairy herds, swine flu reassortment, and the surveillance gaps in dense animal populations.

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Allevamenti Intensivi Nutrizione e Salute Clima

Campi di soia nel Cerrado brasiliano, deforestazione agricola per la produzione di mangimi animali.

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Breve storia del conflitto soia-deforestazione nel Cerrado brasiliano e impatto globale

Esplora una breve storia del conflitto soia-deforestazione nel Cerrado brasiliano, tracciando le tappe cruciali della sua evoluzione e l'impatto ambientale su scala globale.

Eleonora Rossi · 8 min · 1,772 words

Questions this hub answers

How much of the world's antibiotics go to farmed animals?: Roughly two-thirds of global antimicrobial use is in livestock, much of it for growth promotion or routine disease prevention rather than treating sick individuals.
Does factory farming increase pandemic risk?: Dense, genetically uniform populations of animals in close contact with humans provide efficient conditions for viral amplification and reassortment, which is why epidemiologists treat intensive poultry and pig systems as a priority risk.