Uses of antibiotics in livestock production: Pros and cons

The following provides an overview of the uses of antibiotics in livestock farming, with a particular focus on the advantages of these products in terms of animal health and production. Uses and mode of action Antibiotics are used in veterinary medicine for therapeutic purposes by administering them in water or by injection to overcome certain infections, such as mastitis in dairy cattle, septicemia following badly infected wounds, peritonitis, etc. Abdominal and other surgery have also been