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An outbreak was confirmed on a commercial pig farm with a total of 5.165 susceptible animals.

The target figure for the Ecoantibio Plan has nearly been reached with a drop of 20.1% in the exposure of animals to antibiotics (all families) over the past 4 years (2012-2015 inclusive).

The report focuses on major foodborne bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics that are considered important to human medicine, and on multidrug resistant organisms.

The farm, that is located in the district of Lianxi (Jiujiang, Jiangxi), has 482 susceptible animals.

New report shows sales of antibiotics for use in animals dropped to 56mg/kg in 2015. Total sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK fell by 9% in 2015.

The OIE publishes its Strategy on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Prudent Use of Antimicrobials to tackle the antimicrobial resistance threat.

EU PIG is a new concept which aims to improve the connection between producers and the latest science, husbandry techniques and technologies from within their industry via fellow producers, academics and advisors connected through thematic and regional platforms.

The Rosselkhoznadzor has informed of the presence of ASF (African swine fever) virus genetic material in sausages from an abattoir located in Lytkarinsky, in the oblast of Moscow.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 2017–2021 Strategic Plan builds on prior successes and reflects emerging issues that FSIS faces in ensuring that the food products we regulate are safe to eat.

Antimicrobial consumption in pigs - when measured in doses and adjusted for the number of pigs produced per year - was 22% lower in 2015 than in 2009.

While cautious about how much remains unknown, the authors - experts form the Royal Veterinary College in London and FAO experts led by Juan Lubroth - highlight compelling evidence of the scale of the threat.