For 60 years, U.S. livestock producers have used antibiotics to help keep their animals healthy. The practice has drawn criticism for nearly as long. Today, with concern continuing to mount over the ...

In this article, we will be taking a look at 10 new alternatives to antibiotics: alternative therapeutic strategies to treat antibiotic-resistant pathogens. If you do not want to learn about ...

A new study by researchers at Shinshu University highlights the essential role of gut microbiota in livestock health and ...

In April 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health reported antibiotic usage in animal husbandry accounts for more than 70 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has developed a number of alternatives to antibiotics. Here are a few examples provided by USDA: •Poultry disease -- Researchers have ...

The threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is pushing researchers to study other viable options. Bacteriophages, an old discovery widely disregarded after the discovery of antibiotics, is now being ...

Using prophylactic antibiotics in cesarean-section delivery other than the recommended antibiotics, including cefazolin, was associated with a higher risk of surgical site infections, a study ...

New research led by scientists from UT Southwestern suggests a novel combination of three old antibiotics may be repurposed into an alternative to opiates for a particular kind of nerve pain. The new ...

Antibiotics are an effective, safe treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis cases and can be considered a routine alternative to surgery, a Duke researcher finds. According to Dr. Theodore Pappas, a ...

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are emerging as potent alternatives to antibiotics: alternative therapeutic strategies to treat antibiotic-resistant pathogens, with over 3257 described to date from ...

Over the years several letters and articles in The Scientist have expressed concern about the use of antibiotics in domestic animal production and the potential for selection of antibiotic-resistant ...