Antibiotics
Antibiotic are commonly used in veterinary medicine to treat infectious diseases that are
caused by bacteria and certain other microorganisms. There are many different
classes of antibiotics available for use in animals, including penicillins,
cephalosporins, cephamycins, aminoglycosides, quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracyclines,
and macrolides. Some are effective against a wide range of organisms, while
others are more closely targeted (for example, they may be effective against
some bacteria but less effective against other bacteria). Thus, antibiotics are
often referred to as broad-spectrum or narrow-spectrum drugs, respectively.
BENEFITS
Antibiotics are
used in food animals to treat clinical disease, to prevent and control common
disease events, and to enhance animal growth.
