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The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) released a landmark report showing encouraging progress in combatting antimicrobial resistance.

The total amount of antibiotics administered in veterinary medicine decreased by 61 tons compared to the previous year.

The UK pig industry has surpassed the reduction target in total antibiotic use set by the RUMA Targets Task Force.

The recommendation seeks to encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials in humans and animals through a series of voluntary measures.

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top three health threats in the EU.

The decrease was possible due to various sector initiatives to reduce the use of antibiotics in agricultural animals.

Since 2011, pharmaceutical companies and wholesalers have been required to report how many antibiotics they supplied to veterinarians in Germany.

For the first time, Spain, France, and Portugal present results in search of a solution to the availability of antimicrobials and their alternatives in veterinary medicine.

Findings from the European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2020/2021.

Residues of veterinary drugs and other substances found in animals and animal-derived food continue to decline in the European Union and compliance levels are on the rise, the latest data reveals.

Sales of medically important antimicrobial drugs for use in swine were up 3% from 2020.

The regulation will establish a national reference value for use, which will be defined according to the species and livestock classification.

FDA launches interactive summary of biomass-adjusted antimicrobial sales data in food animals.