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Agric. & Environment
Livestock farmers urged to reduce the overuse of antibiotics
The 2018 Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey shows on average one in every three livestock keepers had used antibiotics in the previous year, with 15% using antibiotics at least every month in the previous year.
Dr Patrick Muinde, the research manager at World Animal Protection, said the link between industrial animal agriculture and the rise of AMR cannot be ignored.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Livestock farmers need to urgently reduce the overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming because reports indicate that it is driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to the World Animal