ISLAMABAD: A new study led by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has emphasised the need for improving livestock productivity to achieve substantial reductions in global antibiotic use, which is rising.

Without targeted interventions, antibiotic use in livestock is projected to rise nearly 30 per cent by 2040. However, the new research finds that strategic productivity gains in livestock systems could cut projected antibiotic use by half.

The study, The Future of Antibiotic Use........

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