How India can cut rampant antibiotic misuse in chicken, other livestock

India will see the highest growth rate in antibiotic usage in food animals between now and 2030, a new study has estimated. Currently it ranks fourth among the 10 nations with high levels of antibiotic use in animal farms.

 

Source: Reducing antimicrobial use in food animals, published in the journal Science

 

If regulatory authorities do not step in, 4,796 tons of antibiotics will be fed to animals reared for food by 2030, up 82%, as per the report published in