Dubbed a "silent pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among the major health threats of the 21st century.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which renders our most effective and valuable medications useless, arose as a result of their massive use since the 1950s, especially in support of intensive agriculture. Despite reducing use of these substances by up to one half in raising livestock, industrial farming has not given up on their use, as demonstrated in this study conducted in the trade as well as among scientists and politcians. Veterinarians and stock raisers alike are prisoners of an industrial system that seeks short-term solutions to the health and environmental damage it causes.