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Book SynopsisBy integrating the perspectives of both medicine and agriculture and exploring the history and science behind the widespread use of growth-promoting antibiotics, One Health and the Politics of Antimicrobial Resistance examines the controversy in a unique way while offering policy recommendations that all sides can accept.
Trade ReviewSome of her impartial findings will surprise readers and completely recolor the current conversation on antimicrobial resistance. Give a copy of this book to your legislators today. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association The author demonstrates her command of both the politics and the science of establishing medication guidelines throughout the book and approaches the subject with professional objectivity. Emerging Infectious Diseases Some of her impartial findings will surprise readers and completely recolor the current conversation on antimicrobial resistance. Give a copy of this book to your legislators today. JAVMAD As a veterinarian who follows all policies on antimicrobial resistance closely, I greatly enjoyed reading this book as it provided a holistic, multidisciplinary and well-analysed perspective on the different policies followed and their consequences. For those involved in policies and research around antimicrobial resistance this book will be a must-read. Furthermore, I recommend it to all libraries of medicine, veterinary science and public health schools and research centres all over the world. Veterinary Record
Table of Contents1. The Politics
2. A Brief History of Meat Production and Antibiotics
3. The British Experience
4. Lessons from Sweden
5. Lessons from Denmark
6. The European Experience
7. The Controversy in the United States
8. International Challenges
9. Environmental and Pharmaceutical Discoveries and Challenges
10. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Notes
Index
