Canadian Farms Use 3 Times More Antibiotics Than European Union's: Federal ReportCanadian farms are using three times the amount of antibiotics in poultry, cattle, and pigs than farms in the European Union, raising the risk of developing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans, says a report by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
Published late last November, the report estimated that the number of Canadian deaths associated with AMR hit 14,000 in 2018, with 5,400 directly caused by the phenomenon, which occurs when bacteria, viruses, and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them.
"In comparison to 2020 data from 31 European countries, Canada distributed the sixth highest quantity of antimicrobials intended for use in animals," said the report, titled "Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System Report," as first reported by Blacklock's Reporter....
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