January 19, 2017

Antibiotics in farming

Future dangers of antimicrobial resistance are widely acknowledged, with farming practices often blamed for the rise in resistance to common antibiotics in human diseases.  How big an impact is it having?  Are farmers doing enough to reduce antibiotic use?  This background briefing brings together three experts to provide an evidence check on the use of antimicrobials in farming and answer your questions on its relevance to the looming threat of resistance in humans.

Speakers:

Prof. Rob Smith, Professor of Livestock Health and Welfare at the University of Liverpool

Dr Kristen Reyher, Senior Lecturer in Farm Animal Science at the University of Bristol 

Prof. Mark Fielder, Professor in Medical Microbiology at Kingston University