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They provide, at a glance, Member States authorities, farmers and veterinarians with practical examples of what is being done in other EU countries to promote the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine.

In 2014, 214 tonnes less than in 2013 were sold (approximately 15% less), and almost 468 tonnes less (some 27% less) in comparison with early 2011.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission has adopted a recommendation that competent authorities in countries should prevent residues in food.

Leaders fully support the recently adopted WHO Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance.

The National Pork Board intends to allocate up to $1.4 million in funding of scientific research and antibiotic risk assessment studies, producer education and consumer awareness programs.

FDA announced yesterday the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule, an important piece of the agency’s overall strategy to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals.

The aim of "DART 2020" is to avoid the global development and spread of antibiotic resistance.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule that would require animal drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals to obtain estimates of sales by major food-producing species (cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys).

The Danish parliament has signed, with a wide political agreement, an action plan to reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Danish pig production.

According to the data published by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, between 2013 and 2014 the use of antibiotics on the Danish pig farms dropped by 5%.

Holdings with fattening animals should compare their individual figures on antibiotic use for therapeutic purposes with the overall figures in Germany.