Having bacteria resistant to one class of antibiotics is bad, but the global spread of bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, the superbugs, is worse. Photo: Shutterstock
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have been an indispensable tool in human and in veterinary medicine. For about 70 years now this tool has slowly lost its effectiveness due to the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. The livestock sectors are taking their responsibility. The development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing problem. But AMR is not a new phenomenon, even in four million year old caves resistant bacteria can be found. Incid
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