About the editors List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Antimicrobials in ruminant production Saranporn Poothong, Natawadee Pinyosnit, Chackrit Nuengjamnong and Somboon Tanasupawat* Chapter 2: Role of Antibiotics in Animal Feed: Prospects and Future Challenges Vasantha V L, Bhoomika Prakash P, Bhavana C Yadav, Bhagyalakshmi N Hiremath, Saptadeepa Mukherjee, Swathi P, Rashmi Ramakrishnan, Praveen N, Al-Khayri JM* Chapter 3: The antimicrobial resistance in agriculture and its role in human and animal health Amro Abd Al Fattah Amara, Mounir Mohamed Salem-Bekhit, Khairy Mohamed Abdallah Zoheir, Arti Gupta and Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Ahmed Chapter 4: Role of ss-Lactams, ss-Lactamases Inhibitors, and Efflux Pump Inhibitors in the Battle against Antibiotic Resistance Kiran Marathe, Sunil Koli, Athrava S Patil and Satish Patil* Chapter 5: An Open traditional poultry production, an increasing interest toward healthier animals with less drug additives *Amro. Abd Al Fattah Amara and Arti Gupta Chapter 6: Perspectives of Antimicrobials: Poultry and Fibre production K.R. Preethy, Dr.M. Chamundeeswari*, K. I. Leroy and S. Sharmila Chapter 7: Bovine Mastitis: Rethinking Antibiotics and Emerging Alternatives Satish V Patil*, Sunil H Koli, Vikas S Patil, Jitendra D Salunkhe, Kiran R Marathe and Bhavana V Mohite Chapter 8: Natural Defenses: Exploring Alternatives to Antimicrobials in Animal Husbandry Charu Gupta Chapter 9: Comprehensive Review on Recent Advancements and Future Perspectives of Antimicrobials in Animal Husbandry Surendra Kumar Gautam Chapter 10: Novel approaches to combat microbial infections in Animal Husbandry Prakash, P.*, Ambikapathy, V., Babu, S., Vijayalakshmi, K., Ratha, M., Ganesh, N. and Panneerselvam, A. Index