Microbial Resistance Due to the Use of Antimicrobials in Livestock and Agriculture

Abstract

Antimicrobials are widely used in agriculture and livestock, nevertheless their large-scale and indiscriminate use contributes considerably to the development of microbial resistance. The intense commercialization of agricultural products accelerates the dissemination of pathogens that present resistance profiles, which characterize them as extremely harmful to plants and animals. Thus, there is an urgent need to control the use of antimicrobials in animal and vegetable food products in order to find new agents that are less able to develop resistance. It is essential the guidance of the professionals and the population about the rational use of antimicrobials in agriculture and livestock for the maintenance and protection of the human healthy and environment.