{
  "id": 17195268,
  "title": "Pakistan Wants to Stop Using Antibiotics on Chicken",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pakistan-wants-to-stop-using-antibiotics-on-chicken",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:28:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/30/pakistan-wants-to-stop-using-antibiotics-on-chicken/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan has inked a research collaboration with Denmark's International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS) to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in its livestock and poultry industries. The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICARS, aiming to bolster cooperation and encourage judicious antibiotic usage in animal husbandry. The signing ceremony was attended by Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain, alongside senior ministry officials, ICARS representatives, and researchers. The agreement recognizes that AMR poses a significant threat to human and animal health, food security, and agricultural productivity, and underscores the need for responsible antibiotic use and research-led interventions for sustainable livestock farming. The project, led by the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, will be funded with $540,855 from ICARS over a three-year period. Collaboration with the Poultry Research Institute of Rawalpindi will investigate organic acids as a potential substitute for antibiotics, through a randomized controlled trial involving 30 poultry farms. Half of the farms will receive the intervention, while the others will act as controls. The research seeks to cut antibiotic treatments by at least 20% without compromising poultry productivity, assess the financial viability of implementing antibiotic alternatives, and generate evidence to promote their broader adoption in Pakistan's poultry sector.",
  "summary": "Pakistan has signed a research agreement with Denmark-based International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS) to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) … Read More The post Pakistan Wants to Stop Using Antibiotics on Chicken appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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}