Page 25 of articles about antimicrobial in Swine news

The overall evolution in total tons of active substance (antimicrobial pharmaceuticals antimicrobial premixes) shows a slight decrease of 1.6% from 2009 to 2010.

In the first semester of 2011 the total sales of antibiotics in the veterinary sector were 32% below the level of the same period in 2009.

The Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety has detected chloramphenicol in urine samples from pigs.

Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), presented the organisation’s priorities for 2012 in the fight against biological threats.

In the years 2007-2010 the total sales of antibiotics decreased by 23%.

The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) of Germany announced late last year that they are developing a package of measures to improve monitoring and control of the use of antibiotics in livestock.

The White Paper provides science-based information regarding the use of antibiotics in food-animal production and human health implications relative to antibiotic use.

India is soon to introduce a law requiring livestock producers to strictly follow a withdrawal period in antibiotic use in feed in an attempt to make meat, milk and eggs free from antibiotic residue.

The Veterinary Medecine Directorate has published a report on the sales of antimicrobial products authorised for use as veterinary medicines, antiprotozoals, antifungals and coccidiostats in the UK.

Korea will soon begin reviewing existing veterinary drug MRLs and hopes to finish this process by the end of 2014.

The French Minister of Agriculture, Bruno Le Maire, has announced the creation of the first national plan to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance in veterinary medicine.

The European Commission has tabled a comprehensive Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which unveils12 concrete actions to be implemented in close cooperation with the Member States.

Germany is to review the use of antibiotics in farm animals and possibly introduce new rules restricting their use.

Tighter controls on the use of antimicrobials - such as antibiotics - are needed to fight growing bacteria resistance, says a resolution adopted by Parliament on Thursday.

The MRSA bacterium, which is resistant to antibiotics, has spread rapidly in the past few years on pig farms. Extensive use of antibiotics is thought to help it spread, but reducing the use of antibiotics is not enough to eliminate MRSA on pig farms.

Arising from its mandate for the protection of animal health and veterinary public health including food safety, OIE is highly concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and has decided to create a dedicated web space to provide updated and relevant information on the subject.