ANTIMICROBIALS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (HB 2026)

Using antibiotics to promote growth, increase feed efficiency, and reduce mortality in indoor poultry farming is unsustainable and has been implicated in increased antibiotic resistance in humans. The use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognized as favoring the development of antibiotic resistance, and the ongoing emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a public health issue of increasing concern. The concern is that current life-saving antibiotics are becoming less effective. The requirement is for more toxic and costly antibiotics, reducing the available alternatives. Antibiotic use is significant in the emerging public health crisis of antibiotic resistance. Although most antibiotic use occurs in agricultural settings, relatively little attention has been paid to how antibiotic use in farm animals contributes to the overall problem of antibiotic resistance. The global spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogenic bacteria is a continuing challenge to the healthcare of humans and domesticated animals.

This book discusses antimicrobial resistance mechanisms relevant to food-producing animals. Students, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, veterinary practitioners, academicians, stakeholders, and policymakers can benefit from using Antimicrobials in Animal Husbandry as a resource that addresses microbial biotechnology, microbiology, toxicology, and all disciplines related to antimicrobial research.

Features of the book:

• Covers antimicrobial resistance in animal husbandry with up-to-date research
• Describes the public health impact of the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry
• Includes recent references on each plausible antimicrobial resistance in human and animal health
• Describes the impact of improper use of antimicrobials on animal production
• Develops strategies for alternatives to antimicrobial application in food animals
• Aims to minimize the health-related problems of consumers resulting from antimicrobial residues in food-producing animals

Arti Gupta, obtained her Ph.D. from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, India, in 2010 in Animal Science. Dr. Gupta’s current research interests are animal biotechnology, molecular plant biotechnology, molecular animal biotechnology, bioprocess technology, and microbiology. From July 2014 to date, Dr. Gupta has been serving at Shri Avadh Raj Singh Smarak Degree College, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, India, and has been engaged in some editorial work with Springer Nature, CRC Press and De Gruyter. Dr. Gupta has 12 years of teaching and research experiences in Plant and Animal Biotechnology and Microbial Biotechnology. Dr. Gupta has worked as external examiner for central evaluation in 2023-24 at MJP Rohilkhand Univeristy, Bareilly.

Dr. Gupta has received the following awards: University Topper (Gold Medal), M.Sc. (Biotechnology) from Ch.C.S. University, Meerut; Young Scientist Award (Gold Medal) from the Zoological Society of India, Lucknow; Best Poster Presenter by Asian Journal of Experimental Science, Jaipur; Best Poster Presenter from International Consortium of Contemporary Biologists (ICCB) and Madhawai-Shyam Educational Trust, Ranchi; Fellowship Award from International Consortium of Contemporary Biologist (FICCB) and Madhawi Shayam Educational Trust (FMSET); and Dr. V.P. Agarwal (Gold Medal) from D.A.V. (P.G.) College, Muzaffarnagar.She has been involved with the following publication: 2 monograph, 15 edited books with Springer Nature, Switzerland, CRC Press T&Y USA, De Gruyter and GmBH Germany; 7 book chapters, and around 50 National and International research papers. She has presented many abstracts in National and International Symposia/Seminars/Conference/Workshops. Dr. Gupta has lifetime membership of the Indian Science Congress Association, Biotech Research Society of India, Zoological Society of India, and International Consortium of Contemporary Biologist. She has been serving as a member on several editorial boards. Previously, Dr. Gupta served as Teaching Personnel, G.B. Pantnagar University, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India, Visiting Academic Researcher, Biorefining and Advanced Material Research Center (BAMRC), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associated with the Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interest includes applied and environmental microbiology, plant-microbe - interactions, sustainable agriculture, and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than 300 publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles, and book chapters, and 7 patents issued or pending, and edited or authored several books. He has guided one postdoc, two M. Phil, nine Ph.D. and several master dissertation students. Dr. Prasad has fourteen years of teaching/research experience and has been awarded the Sir CV Raman Scientist Award, Young Scientist Award & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal by the International Society for Ecological Communications; Fellow of Agricultural Technology Development Society (FATDS); Fellow of Biotechnology Research society of India (FBRS); Fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology (FSAB); the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA; Outstanding Scientist Award in the field of Microbiology; BRICPL Science Investigator Award, Research Excellence Award etc.He has been serving as a member of several editorial boards. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Assistant Professor at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India; Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States and Research Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.