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Public Health Approaches to Reducing Antibiotic Use in Livestock

Quick fact

In 2006, the European Union banned the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in livestock, a measure that reduced antibiotic use in animals by over 20% without compromising animal health or farm profitability.

Why this is interesting

Antibiotics are losing their power to treat life-threatening infections, and you might not know that livestock—not hospitals—are a major reason why. How can public health stop this cycle?