WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has released three guidance documents regarding use of medical antibiotics in animal agriculture.
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria or other microbes develop the ability to resist the effects of a drug. Once this occurs, a drug may no longer be as effective in treating various illnesses or infections.
The agency noted that because it is well established that all uses of antimicrobial drugs, in both humans and animals, contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance, it is important to use these drugs only when medically necessary.
The FDA is proposing a voluntary. . .
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