Global trends in antimicrobial use in food animals
Princeton University · Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy · +7 more institutions
Abstract
Demand for animal protein for human consumption is rising globally at an unprecedented rate. Modern animal production practices are associated with regular use of antimicrobials, potentially increasing selection pressure on bacteria to become resistant. Despite the significant potential consequences for antimicrobial resistance, there has been no quantitative measurement of global antimicrobial consumption by livestock. We address this gap by using Bayesian statistical models combining maps of livestock densities, economic projections of demand for meat products, and current estimates of antimicrobial consumption in high-income countries to map antimicrobial use in food animals for 2010 and 2030. We estimate…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 87.28
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 51
Authors
8- TPThomas P. Van BoeckelCorresponding
Princeton University
- CBCharles Brower
Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
- MGMarius Gilbert
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Fund for Scientific Research
- BTBryan T. Grenfell
National Institutes of Health, Princeton University, Fogarty International Center
- SASimon A. Levin
Princeton University, Resources For The Future
Topics & keywords
- Antimicrobial
- Biology
- Microbiology