Exclusive interview: The state of worldwide antimicrobial resistance

David Nickell, vice president sustainability and business solutions at DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health, offers his insight into how and why antimicrobial use in agriculture has declined.

Ann Reus
May 22, 2025
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David Nickell is vice president sustainability and business solutions at DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health. Feed Strategy recently asked him to discuss the state of antimicrobial resistance around the world and about the progress in decreasing antibiotics use in agriculture.

Feed Strategy: Has the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gotten better or worse in recent years?

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