Farms combining high performance and low antimicrobial usage
Producing well with a low antimicrobial usage: Is it possible in high pig-density areas? And, what is the role of the age at weaning?
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Antimicrobial resistance: Get the basics, challenges and outlooks on this global health threat
FAO has published on its website an article on what you need to know about this global health threat.
OIE: action to address antimicrobial resistance in animals
Ministers agree on international action to address antimicrobial resistance in animals and to safeguard medicines for humans and animals alike.
OIE: Agriculture Ministers join forces to tackle antimicrobial resistance in farming
Political leaders in animal health from around the world met to discuss national action plans aimed at controlling the use of antimicrobials in order to address the global rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the animal farming sector.
HealthyLivestock: Tackling antimicrobial resistance through improved livestock health and welfare
On October 25th, a new ambitious and ground-breaking project is launched: HealthyLivestock. Internationally renowned experts and scientists from the European Union and China will work together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
MEPs back plans to halt spread of drug resistance from animals to humans
The agreement with EU ministers was adopted with 583 votes to 16 and 20 abstentions.
UK: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals dropped
Total sales of veterinary antibiotics, adjusted for a nimal populations, was 37 mg/kg in 2017. This result signals an additional 18% reduction from 2016.
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics
MEPs will vote on new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in farming in order to keep drug-resistant bacteria out of our food.
Denmark: Antimicrobial use in animals has decreased four years in a row
The use of antimicrobials in animals in Denmark fell in 2017. This is one of the findings of the annual DANMAP report for 2017.
ESVAC 2016: Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals drop across the EU
The latest report shows that sales of antibiotics for use in animals in Europe fell by 20% between 2011 and 2016. This covers 25 countries that provided data for this period.
Brazil increases the measures to avoid the entry of ASF
The Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies (MAPA) of Brazil is increasing the health surveillance measures with the aim of avoiding the entry of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in the country.
FDA releases five-year plan for supporting antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings
Goals for Fiscal Years 2019-2023 is CVM’s blueprint for guiding its activities over the next five years to combat antimicrobial resistance and preserve the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs.
UK: FSA report on levels of AMR in retail pork
A systematic review of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the food chain by the Food Standards Agency (2016) concluded that there was a lack of data on AMR prevalence in British-produced food, leading to difficulty in monitoring trends or producing risk assessments for the exposure of consumers.
Antibiotic use in UK pig production in 2017
Overall antibiotic usage in pigs halved in just two years between 2015 and 2017.
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.