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The $1,265,000 in funding will allow the CDPQ to focus on key issues for both the industry and MAPAQ like improving animal welfare.

The research projects funded through this announcement will help us succeed in our efforts to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics and protect public health.

Using a new online electronic medicines book, they will be able to compare their performance with others in the industry.

The drug may leave trace amounts of a carcinogenic residue.

Availability of reliable and objective data on the use of antimicrobials in animals is essential to inform European countries in developing effective policies to fight antimicrobial resistance.

The French Ministry of Agriculture reported the entry into force, from April 2016,  of new regulations governing the use of critical antibiotics in Veterinary Medicine.

In 2015, the use of antibiotics in Danish pig production fell by 5%.

To fight the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, said the European Parliament on Thursday.

USDA announced awards totaling more than $15.1 million, including more than $3.4 million for antimicrobial resistance strategies, to ensure a safe and nutritious food supply and while maintaining American agricultural competitiveness.

To fight the growing resistance of bacteria to today’s antibiotics, the use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, and new ones should be developed, said Environment and Public Health Committee MEPs.

Bacteria in humans, food and animals continue to show resistance to the most widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria in Europe.

Aside from the human health considerations, the emergence of microbes resistant to antibiotics and other pharmaceutical agents puts animal health at risk and consequently has an impact on rural livelihoods and food security.

European countries will jointly tackle antimicrobial resistance in the health and agriculture sectors.

AMEG will evaluate all available information and assess whether in the light of new evidence there is any impact on the 2013 advice for the use of colistin in animals.

Results show that this transferrable antimicrobial resistance has been around for many years in Germany, but has only been detected recently.

Domestic sales and distribution of antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals increased by 22% from 2009 through 2014.