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Antimicrobial Resistance: Commission steps us the fight with new Action Plan

The Action Plan is underpinned by a One Health approach that addresses resistance in both humans and animals. In parallel, the Commission adopted the first deliverable of the plan: EU Guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health.

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Flow diagram of antibiotic resistance determinants among the different reservoirs. Blue indicates points of antibiotic administration. http://www.effort-against-amr.eu/

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Antibiotic resistance: the role of animal production (2 de 2)

Why has antimicrobial resistance become more important over the last few years? Which is the responsibility of animal production? Is it possible to transfer antimicrobial resistance from animals to humans and vice versa? Can meat contain resistance even without having antimicrobial residues?

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Regulators in EU, Japan and US take steps to facilitate development of new antibiotics

EMA, PMDA and FDA align data requirements and agree on areas of convergence.

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Luxemburg: first Antibiotics National Plan

After the joint efforts of the Ministries of Health and Agriculture, an Antibiotics National Plan is being developed (2018-2022).

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Encapsulated organic acids affects performance, immunity and intestinal health in weanling pigs

Encapsulated organic acid supplementation may improve performance due to an improvement of intestinal health and immunity after weaning.

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Antimicrobial resistance of faecal E. coli isolates from pig farms with different durations of in-feed antimicrobial use

The greatest frequencies of resistance were observed to tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole and streptomycin with the highest levels of resistance observed in isolates from first-stage weaned pigs.

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United Kingdom: Colistin use in pig sector falls by over 70%

New figures collated by the British pig industry and released by RUMA indicate use of Colistin, an antibiotic of last resort which treats a number of bacterial infections in both humans and animals, fell significantly in the sector during 2016.

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Antibiotic consumption in livestock in The Netherlands

The Dutch Veterinary Drugs Authority (SDa) has presented the report on the use of drugs in livestock in 2016.

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Antimicrobial potential of bacteriocins in swine production

This review provides an update on bacteriocins and their potential for use in the swine industry.

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Antibiotic Use In Swine Production - Where Is It At And Where Is It Going?

Antibiotic Use In Swine Production - Where Is It At And Where Is It Going? - Dr. Peter Davies, from the 2016 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, September 17-20, 2016, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

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First meeting of G20 Health Ministers in Berlin

Held under the banner of “Together Today for a Healthy Tomorrow – Joint Commitment for Shaping Global Health”, the two-day meeting focused on combating global health hazards.

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Classical techniques for evaluating antibiotic resistance. The picture shows an E-TEST on the left-hand side to measure the minimum concentration of antibiotic that prevents bacterial growth. The right-hand side shows an antimicrobial susceptibility test with different growth inhibition zones produced by the antibiotics.

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Antibiotic resistance: frequently asked questions (1 of 2)

What is antimicrobial resistance? Can it be transmitted between different types of bacteria? Can the same bacteria be resistant to several antibiotics? Can resistance genes be ubiquitous? Can antimicrobial resistance be measured?

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Valeric acid is one of the important organic acids.

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ProPhorce™ Valerins: a revolutionary new molecule for a new age in animal performance

ProPhorce Valerins are glycerol esters of valeric acid to be used in feed to promote animal performance.

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World Veterinary Day 2017: fight against antimicrobial resistance

On World Veterinary Day, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Veterinary Association (WVA) pay tribute to the crucial role played by veterinarians in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

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