Report / Joint Committee on the use of Antibiotics in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine.

  • Great Britain. Joint Committee on the use of Antibiotics in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine.
Date:
1969
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    1. The Rt. Hon. WILLIAM Ross, M.B.E., M.P. Secretary of State for Scotland 2. The Rt. Hon. CLEDWYN HUGHES, M.P. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 3. The Rt. Hon. RICHARD CROSSMAN, O.B.E., M.P. Secretary of State for Social Services 4. The Rt Hon P. R7HeO Neer. bee Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland 5. The Rt. Hon. GEORGE THOMAS, M.P. Secretary of State for Wales My colleagues and I have now completed our inquiry into the use of anti- biotics in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine and I have pleasure in forwarding our report. I am glad to say that we are unanimous in our con- clusions and recommendations. We have received a considerable quantity of evidence and we think that all the interested parties have had opportunity to present facts or opinions for our consideration. We have tried to deal thoroughly with the subject of our inquiry and to set out the position fully in our report. We think that this, in itself, may be valuable in that it will bring together the arguments both for and against the use of antibiotics in this field and place them before a wider public. We have been aware of both real and potential dangers implicit in the present uses of antibiotics and we hope that the implementation of our recommendations will enable them to be prevented or forestalled. On behalf of the Committee I should like to record our grateful appreci- ation for the assistance which has been given to us by those who submitted evidence, by officials of various Departments and, in particular, by Mr. Todd, Dr. Evans and Mr. Randall of our Secretariat and by Dr. Ross of the Depart- ment of Health and Social Security. MICHAEL SWANN