Impact of livestock production technology on ecology and environmental quality

The paper provides an overview of the existing problems associated with the use of feed antibiotics in agricultural sectors to stimulate productivity and prevent disease. The analysis of the main sources of antibiotics entering the human food chain is carried out, the main horizontal mechanisms of transfer of genes for resistance to microorganisms at the cellular level are investigated, main threats caused by the acquisition of antibiotic resistance by the population are systematized. The paper draws conclusions about the need for preventive work with agricultural producers and the population on the competent use of dosage forms of medical and veterinary drugs, on the need for active use in agricultural production of alternative pre-, pro-, phytopreparations. The main strategic directions of the World Health Organization for the fight against antibiotic resistance in the world at all levels of its manifestation were analyzed.