"Scientific evidence demonstrates that overuse of antibiotics in animals can contribute to the emergence of antibiotic resistance," says Dr Kazuaki Miyagishima, Director of the Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses at WHO.
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动物源食物往往得自密集的畜牧业。
"The volume of antibiotics used in animals is continuing to increase worldwide, driven by a growing demand for foods of animal origin, often produced through intensive animal husbandry.”
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许多国家已采取行动减少在食用动物中使用抗生素。
Many countries have already taken action to reduce the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals.
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例如，自2006年以来，欧盟禁止使用抗生素促进生长。
For example, since 2006, the European Union has banned the use of antibiotics for growth promotion.
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消费者也要求不对食用动物例行使用抗生素，一些重要食品连锁店实行了 “无抗生素”肉类供应政策。
Consumers are also driving the demand for meat raised without routine use of antibiotics, with some major food chains adopting “antibiotic-free” policies for their meat supplies.
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可以不用抗生素预防动物疾病。
Alternative options to using antibiotics for disease prevention in animals include improving hygiene, better use of vaccination, and changes in animal housing and husbandry practices.
WHO's Guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals build on decades of expert reports and evaluations of the role of agricultural antibiotic use in the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance.
They contribute directly to the aims of the Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2015 and the Declaration of the High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Antimicrobial Resistance, adopted in 2016.