All Outputs (2)

Formulating antibiotic policy: Analysis of India’s ban on colistin use in food producing animals (2025)
Journal Article
Hennessey, M., Alarcon, P., Samanta, I., Fournié, G., Paleja, H., Papaiyan, K., & Gautham, M. (2025). Formulating antibiotic policy: Analysis of India’s ban on colistin use in food producing animals. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 240, 106534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106534

Antibiotics remain key tools for maintaining human health, and in many settings, food production. However, emergence of antibiotic resistance has become a global challenge, one that has resulted in multi-national calls for policy to improve antibioti... Read More about Formulating antibiotic policy: Analysis of India’s ban on colistin use in food producing animals.

Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India (2025)
Journal Article
Hennessey, M., Samanta, I., Fournie, G., Quaife, M., Gautham, M., Paleje, H., Kumaravel, P., Biswas, R., & Alarcon, P. (2025). Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314090

Chicken meat (broiler) production is a rapidly growing livestock sector in India and one dominated by contract farming. Studies have reported high levels of antibiotic use in Indian broiler farms which is concerning given this is one of the driving f... Read More about Broiler farming and antibiotic use through an agency theory lens. A case study from West Bengal, India.