RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 FDa aims to curb farm use of antibiotics
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD June 6
VO 307
IS 21
SP 2244
OP 2245
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.4560
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.4560
AB 
A growing body of evidence suggests that large-scale use of antibiotics in livestock production contributes to the emergence in animals of resistant strains of bacteria, which may be transmitted to humans. This has led to increasing calls for the more judicious veterinary use of antibiotics. One practice in particular has been targeted—the long-term use of low-dose antibiotics to promote the growth of healthy food animals.