Guidelines for antimicrobial use in poultry and livestock sectors in Egypt

Hegazy, Y.M.; Oreiby, A.F.;

Guidelines for antimicrobial use in poultry and livestock sectors in Egypt

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Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Cairo, Egypt ;

Pages 27 p.

Author Hegazy, Y.M.; Oreiby, A.F.;

Publisher FAO ;

Category Guideline

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Synopsis (short abstract) The misuse of antimicrobials in the veterinary sector is serious because it has a triple effect on the spread of antibiotic resistance in humans. The first is through the direct transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals to humans, the second is through potential antimicrobial residues in food of animal origin, which may enable bacteria within bodies of humans to develop resistance to antimicrobials, and the third effect occurs due to the dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals in the environment. In Egypt, improvement of livestock and poultry productions are very important to increase the animal protein amount available for each person per year. Animal production in Egypt is variable ranges from household breeding of few numbers of animals or birds, or pastoral continuously mobile flocks consisting of tens to hundreds of animals to big and organized farms consisting of thousands of animals. These national guidelines for AMU aims to enlighten the whole community in Egypt, particularly livestock–poultry producers, about the appropriate use of antimicrobials. This is to enhance knowledge of producers for reducing antimicrobial resistance rates, avoid other negative health effects of antimicrobial residues in foods of animal origin, and to enhance safe and profitable animal production.

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Hegazy, Y.M. and Oreiby, A.F. 2024. Guidelines for antimicrobial use in poultry and livestock sectors in Egypt. Cairo, FAO.

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