AUTHOR=Hao Haihong , Cheng Guyue , Iqbal Zahid , Ai Xiaohui , Hussain Hafiz I. , Huang Lingli , Dai Menghong , Wang Yulian , Liu Zhenli , Yuan Zonghui 

TITLE=Benefits and risks of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00288

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2014.00288

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p>Benefits and risks of antimicrobial drugs, used in food-producing animals, continue to be complex and controversial issues. This review comprehensively presents the benefits of antimicrobials drugs regarding control of animal diseases, protection of public health, enhancement of animal production, improvement of environment, and effects of the drugs on biogas production and public health associated with antimicrobial resistance. The positive and negative impacts, due to ban issue of antimicrobial agents used in food-producing animals, are also included in the discussion. As a double-edged sword, use of these drugs in food-animals persists as a great challenge.</p>