The routine use of antibiotics to promote animal growth does little to benefit protein undernutrition in the developing world
The routine use of antibiotics to promote animal growth does little to benefit protein undernutrition in the developing world
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DOI：
10.1086/433191
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Butler, CD
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作者：
Collignon, P;Wegener, HC;Butler, CD
一些人认为，在动物饲料中常规添加抗生素将有助于通过增加肉类产量来缓解发展中国家的蛋白质营养不良。相反，我们估计，如果停止在动物饲料中使用所有常规抗生素，这些国家的影响可以忽略不计。家禽和猪肉产量下降不太可能超过2%。平均每日蛋白质供应量减少不超过每人0.1克（或总蛋白质摄入量的0.2%）。消除饲料中抗生素的常规使用将通过减少耐药性细菌的发展和传播来改善人类和动物的健康。
Some persons argue that the routine addition of antibiotics to animal feed will help alleviate protein undernutrition in developing countries by increasing meat production. In contrast, we estimate that, if all routine antibiotic use in animal feed were ceased, there would be negligible effects in these countries. Poultry and pork production are unlikely to decrease by more than 2%. Average daily protein supply would decrease by no more than 0.1 g per person (or 0.2% of total protein intake). Eliminating the routine use of in-feed antibiotics will improve human and animal health, by reducing the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.