Economics of Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Livestock

Aude Teillant, Charles H. Brower () and Ramanan Laxminarayan ()
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Aude Teillant: Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
Charles H. Brower: Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, Washington, DC 20036
Ramanan Laxminarayan: Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2015, vol. 7, issue 1, 349-374

Abstract: Rapidly rising incomes are driving demand for animal protein and livestock globally. The move toward more intensive production systems to support this increased demand is projected to increase the dependence on antibiotic growth promoters. The volume of antibiotics used for growth promotion in livestock outstrips that used for disease treatment in humans and creates significant selection pressure for the evolution of antibiotic resistance—a challenge for global health and resource conservation. This review describes the benefits and costs of antibiotic growth promoters in livestock and considers the prospects for more fully accounting for the externality costs.

Keywords: growth promotion; disease prevention; antibiotic resistance; pig production; poultry production; regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q18 Q28 Q30 Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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