Guide to antimicrobial use in animals [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Luca Guardabassi, Lars Bøgø Jensen, Hilde Kruse

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, UK ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089; 636.089/69041; 636.08969041
• Soggetto topico: Anti-infective agents in veterinary medicine; Drug resistance in microorganisms
• Altri autori: GuardabassiLuca JensenLars B (Lars Bøgø) KruseHilde
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Principles of prudent and rational antimicrobial use in animals -- Human health risks associated with antimicrobial use in animals -- Antimicrobial resistance risk assessment -- Clinical importance of antimicrobial drugs in human medicine -- Geographical differences in regulation, market availability, and use of veterinary antimicrobial products -- Strategies to minimize the impact of antimicrobial treatment on the selection of resistant bacteria -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in swine -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in poultry -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in ruminants -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in horses -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in dogs and cats -- Guidelines for antimicrobial use in aquaculture.
• Sommario/riassunto: The first book to offer practical guidelines on the prudent and rational use of antimicrobials in animals. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise to offer independent scientific advice on a controversial area that is crucial to both human health and animal welfare. The earlier general chapters cover issues such as human health risks and the problems of resistance to antimicrobial drugs. The later specific chapters are dedicated to particular groups of animals.Has an emphasis on preserving the efficacy of antimicrobial drugs that are clinically important in human medicine</
• Titolo autorizzato: Guide to antimicrobial use in animals
• ISBN: 1-282-01318-1; 9786612013188; 1-4443-0263-9; 1-4443-0264-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830333503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II