Poultry advertisement misquotes CSE study, rules ASCI

The All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited has been asked to withdraw or modify the ad by May 23

Use of antibiotics in animal food leads to drug resistance in humans

A new report highlights the risks of antibiotic use in animals and their presence in effluents from pharmaceutical companies

Cage the abusers

In battery cages, egg-laying hens are suffocated, debeaked and injected with antibiotics. Their only hope lies with the Delhi High Court, which …

How tech can play a role in combating antimicrobial resistance

Use of technologies to detect, control and contain antibiotic residues must be made mandatory 

New certification scheme launched to ensure responsible antibiotic manufacturing in India

Manufacturers should provide effective environmental management and wastewater treatment systems to obtain this certification 

AMR: Balancing sustainability and food security in intensified agriculture is the solution

Ensuring intensification of livestock farming is scientifically sound and sustainable could be key to tackling AMR, writes Philip Mathew

Is there an alternative to antibiotics use in livestock? Yes

Many alternatives to antibiotics have cropped up to help the food industry fight diseases caused by bacteria in animals 

MP raises antibiotics in chicken issue in Lok Sabha, urges government to act

Recent study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment had found that 40 per cent of tested chicken samples were contaminated …

What is the environmental cost of factory-farmed meat?

Across the four hot spots, the annual consumption of chicken creates the same climate change impact as keeping 29 million cars on the road for a year

Antibiotic misuse in India’s livestock sector can be reduced

Awareness of farmers, legislation for clean sanitary practices in animal farms and its strict implementation can do the trick

Superbug resistant to antibiotics found in dead World War I soldier

Over the years, the strain of the bacterium acquired mutations that made it more dangerous and persistent

New report flags use of antibiotics on animals

Out of 155 countries, 45 acknowledged using antibiotics on animals, says report by World Organisation for Animal Health; wake up call for India

Chickens from intensive farms worries urban India, shows recent consumer research

In intensive farming, chickens are raised with gained weight, painful lameness, skin lesions, leg fractures, lung problems, bone problems and …

World antibiotic awareness week 13-19 November, 2017

Three UN organisations launch a new global coalition of global leaders to tackle AMR

20-member group to be co-chaired by Bangladesh and Barbados prime ministers

IMA demands regulation of antibiotics in poultry

Calls for a meeting of experts to chart a roadmap

Antibiotics in chicken: MPs question government on action taken after CSE study

Animal husbandry department issues a new advisory on antibiotic use in chickens

Antibiotics in chicken: Poultry farmers in Kerala protest against CSE study

Chicken sale in some parts of the state has fallen by 30 to 50 per cent, say farmers

AMR Awareness Week: FAO’s biosecurity protocol can help create healthy farms with less antibiotic use

The three-zone biosecurity initiative by FAO was originally launched in 2013 to contain avian flu outbreaks

AMR Awareness Week: How colistin went from 'holy water' in medicine to 'sewage' of resistance

More research is needed to find out the long-term effects of using colistin on humans  

Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean