Antibiotic use in livestock is the use of antibiotics for any purpose in the husbandry of livestock, which includes treatment when ill, treatment of a group of animals when at least one is diagnosed with clinical infection, and preventive treatment. Antibiotics are an important tool to treat animal as well as human disease, safeguard animal health and welfare, and support food safety. However, used irresponsibly, this may lead to antibiotic resistance which may impact human, animal and environmental health. Antibiotic resistance occurs when the bacteria changes in response to the drug thereby making the disease caused by that bacteria harder to treat. The bacteria that have become resistant may also infect humans or other animals. Antibiotic resistance can lead to increased mortality rate, high medical fees and decline in livestock production. Prevention and control: Antibiotic resistance is caused by over use and misuse of antibiotics, as well as poor infection prevention and control. Steps can be taken to prevent antibiotic resistance. To prevent and control the spread of antibiotic resistance, the agriculture sector can:
 Only give antibiotics to animals under veterinary supervision.
 Not use antibiotics for growth promotion or to prevent diseases in healthy animals.
 Vaccinate animals to reduce the need for antibiotics and use alternatives to antibiotics when available.
 Promote and apply good practices at all steps of production and processing of foods from animal sources.
 Improve biosecurity on farms and prevent infections through improved hygiene and animal welfare

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