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We’re facing the possibility of an antibiotic apocalypse – this is how it could be stopped

Source: Independent

The animal health industry is now concentrating on creating animal-only antibiotics, and giving nutritional supplements to chickens to boost their immune systems
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Animal health is often the focus when people talk of the antibiotic apocalypse. But research has shown that if we concentrate on that alone, there is little effect Getty Images/iStockphoto

Recent warnings that the world is running out of antibiotics are only further confirmation of what we already feared: antibiotic resistance is a threat that can cost lives.

But in the battle to protect our global health, we humans have an ally in close quarters that should not be underestimated: the animals at our sides.

 

read more HERE:   http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/antibiotic-apocalypse-vegetarian-meat-industry-animal-health-vaccines-medicine-a7988751.html

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