Denmark: new increase in antimicrobial use in animals
Antimicrobial consumption in pigs measured in doses has increased in all three age groups.
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Antimicrobial resistance genes of Staphylococcus aureus from pork
A total of 152 pork samples were collected in markets and supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City. Antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates to antimicrobial agents was determined.
Antibiotics used most commonly to treat animals in Europe
Respiratory and diarrhoeal conditions were mentioned most frequently (>60 per cent) for antibiotic prescribing in pigs.
WHO: first draft of a global action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance published
WHO has published its first draft of a global action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
United States: antimicrobials sold or distributed in 2012 for use in food-producing animals
The total quantity of medically important antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals increased by 16 percent over the period 2009-2012.
United States: national strategy for combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Detecting, preventing and controlling antibiotic resistance requires a coordinated effort.
Clinical case: Early medications and respiratory disease in growing pigs
Well intentioned treatment of piglets at birth may adversely affect the normal early nasopharyngeal or tonsil colonisation making pigs vulnerable to respiratory infections due to potential pathogens present within the herd.
European Union: Commission adopts proposals to improve animal and human health
The Commission adopted proposals on veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed, to improve the health and wellbeing of animals, to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the EU and to foster innovation.
New methods to identify MRSA in pigs
These studies have resulted in new methods, high-throughput approaches, which can identify genes important for the survival of MRSA in pigs.
European Union: EFFORT, a EU project against antimicrobial resistance
The EFFORT consortium is made up of 20 partners from 10 different European countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.
Netherland: NVWA found no traces of the banned antibiotic furazolidone in pigs
Las 97 granjas porcinas bajo sospecha han sido liberadas.
Holland: feeds contaminated with furazolidone detected
The NVWA has closed off the cattle and pig farms on which the contaminated feeds have been found.
Belgium: drop in the total consumption of veterinary antibiotics
The total consumption of veterinary antibiotics (in farm animals and pets), expressed in terms of tonnes of active ingredients, dropped by 6.6% between 2012 and 2013.
United States: House and Congress passes the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act
Bill will make it legal for veterinarians to transport and use controlled substances beyond their primary places of registration and across state lines to treat their animal patients.
Antibiotics use in livestock: Time to act - BEUC position paper published
BEUC (European Consumer Organisation) has set out its position on how to fight antibiotic resistance, one of today’s most challenging public health issues.
Antibiotics used in animals raised for food
Dr. Richard Raymond, Consultant, from the 2013 NIAA Symposium Bridging tge Gap Between Animal Health and Human health, November 12-14, 2013 Kansas City, MO, USA.