Antibiotic use in UK pig production in 2017
Overall antibiotic usage in pigs halved in just two years between 2015 and 2017.
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Canada: Responsible use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in animals
MIAs for veterinary use will be sold by prescription only.
Abundance and diversity of the faecal resistome in slaughter pigs and broilers in nine European countries
The total acquired AMR level was associated with the overall country-specific antimicrobial usage in livestock and that countries with comparable usage patterns had similar resistomes.
Countries step up to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released.
Certification in antibiotic-free (ABF) production from weaning to slaughter in pigs
This article describes a real project for the production and marketing of pigs that are given no antibiotics after weaning
UK: new Animal Medicines Best Practice Programme
NOAH is launching its new Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) Programme with farmer training to support the responsible use of antibiotics across UK farms.
Microbial shifts in the swine nasal microbiota in response to parenteral antimicrobial administration
Parenteral antimicrobial administration shifts the nasal microbiota in growing piglets. The changes in nasal microbiota structure were antimicrobial-dependent. Rationalization of injectable antibiotic treatments in growing piglets is needed.
Report finds international variation in AMR policies
The present report presents an overview and analysis of the responses received from non- EU countries to a questionnaire from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety on national policies and measures taken in these non-EU countries to combat the development of AMR in the human and animal areas.
The Netherlands: trends in the use of antibiotics in farming
The use of antibiotics, expressed in daily doses, has dropped once more.
Superbugs: MEPs advocate further measures to curb use of antimicrobials
The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday.
Medicated feed: Deal on new rules to fight antimicrobial resistance
New rules on more responsible ways to produce, sell and use medicated feed to tackle the spread of antimicrobial resistance were informally agreed with Council’s negotiators on Tuesday.
New EU rules to enhance availability and fight against antimicrobial resistance
The agreement paves the way for a new system of rules that will improve the availability of these medicines, enhance competitiveness and innovation in the veterinary pharmaceutical sector and contribute to the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Veterinary drug residues: non-compliance remains low
Monitoring data from 2016 for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food suggest high rates of compliance.
International partnership to address human-animal-environment health risks gets a boost
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed to step up joint action to combat health threats associated with interactions between humans, animals and the environment.
FAO chief calls for halting the use of antimicrobial medicines to promote growth in farm animals
Antimicrobials are important to safeguard the health of humans and animals, but these medicines need to be used responsibly, including in the agricultural sectors, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said at a high-level UN coordination meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
OIE: Three new steps in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
At the occasion of the 86th General Session of the OIE, the 181 OIE Member Countries discussed several revisions of OIE international Standards and guidelines resulting in a stronger veterinary supervision of the use of antimicrobials in animals worldwide.