ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF CONTAMINATION OF LIVESTOCK BY-PRODUCTS WITH MICROORGANISMS AND ANTIBIOTICS

Abstract

Intensive livestock farming poses significant risks of contamination of by-products with dangerous biological agents, including pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms. Today, the number of antibiotic-resistant strains of microorganisms in livestock production is growing, which is another environmental risk. This problem is medical, economic, veterinary, environmental, and social. Unfortunately, the monitoring of antibiotic resistance formation is not currently effective enough. In the future, the introduction of omnibus monitoring would reduce negative environmental impacts.