Guide to antimicrobial use in animals /
edited by Luca Guardabassi, Lars Bg Jensen, Hilde Kruse
- Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., c2008
- xv, 223 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Principles of prudent and rational antimicrobial use in animals -- Human health risks associated with antimicrobial use in animals -- Antimicrobial resistance risk assessment -- Clinical importance of antimicrobial drugs in human medicine -- Geographical differences in regulation, market availability, and use of veterinary antimicrobial products -- Strategies to minimize the impact of antimicrobial treatment on the selection of resistant bacteria -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in swine -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in poultry -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in ruminants -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in horses -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in dogs and cats -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in aquaculture
Drug Therapy--veterinary Anti-Infective Agents--adverse effects Drug Resistance, Microbial Anti-Infective Agents--therapeutic use Anti-Infective Agents--standards Animals, Domestic Anti-infective agents in veterinary medicine