EU revision of first-line veterinary antibiotic dosages
The CVMP will re-evaluate dosages of first-line veterinary antibiotics to improve their efficacy and limit bacterial resistance.
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The CVMP will re-evaluate dosages of first-line veterinary antibiotics to improve their efficacy and limit bacterial resistance.
From November 18 to 24, World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is being celebrated, focusing on preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Dashboards will help monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance patterns and detect emerging resistance profiles.
Antibiotic use in the UK pig industry has declined rapidly over the last nine years, but the latest figures from AHDB reveal there was a slight increase in 2023.
Significant decrease in cephalosporins and polypeptide antibiotics, slight increase in fluoroquinolones.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine published the 2023 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals.
At the high-level ministerial meeting, UN member countries pledged to take concrete action against antimicrobial resistance.
A new report outlines the tools and practices that can reduce the need for antimicrobials such as vaccination, biosecurity, genetics, and digital technologies.
The Netherlands proposes numerous actions with the National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance 2024-2030.
New national action plan on antimicrobial resistance launched to protect people and animals from the risks of drug-resistant infections.
From their respective academic and on-farm perspectives, Josep Gasa and Josep Casanovas comment on a recent study about the effect of postweaning feed intake.
The initiative aims to provide countries with policy support and knowledge sharing to help reduce the need for antimicrobials in livestock production.
The VFD final rule outlines the process for authorizing the use of approved animal drugs in the feed of food-producing animals that require veterinary oversight.
The biocidal properties of silver nanoparticles are of interest in the context of increasing antibiotic resistance. What are their uses?