More than four times as many antibiotics are used to promote growth and prevent disease in animals

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More than four times as many antibiotics are used to promote growth and prevent disease in animals than for human use (Teillant and Laxminarayan, 2015). The extensive use of antibiotics in livestock contributes to the increase in drug-resistant pathogens in animals that might be transmitted to humans, harming their health. Use graphs to analyze the equilibrium and welfare effects of using growth hormones in livestock.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-0134519531

8th edition

Authors: Jeffrey M. Perloff

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