Economic effects of policy options restricting antimicrobial use for high risk cattle placed in U.S. feedlots.

ABSTRACT: The rising public health threat of antimicrobial resistance, the influence of food service companies, as well as the overall lack of positive image of using medical products in intensive farming are major drivers curbing antimicrobial use. In the future, government policies may affect practices of antimicrobial use in beef production in feedlots, a prominent current user of antimicrobials in animal agriculture, but also the agricultural industry generating the highest cash receipt in the U.S. Our objective was to estimate the cost effect from the following policies in feedlots: 1) using antimicrobials for disease prevention, control, and treatment; 2) using antimicrobials only for treatment of disease; and 3) not using antimicrobials for any reason. We modelled a typical U.S. feedlot, wher

SUBMITTER: Lhermie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7491722 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature