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.
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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.
Countries step up to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released.
Certification in antibiotic-free (ABF) production from weaning to slaughter in pigs
This article describes a real project for the production and marketing of pigs that are given no antibiotics after weaning
UK: new Animal Medicines Best Practice Programme
NOAH is launching its new Animal Medicines Best Practice (AMBP) Programme with farmer training to support the responsible use of antibiotics across UK farms.
Microbial shifts in the swine nasal microbiota in response to parenteral antimicrobial administration
Parenteral antimicrobial administration shifts the nasal microbiota in growing piglets. The changes in nasal microbiota structure were antimicrobial-dependent. Rationalization of injectable antibiotic treatments in growing piglets is needed.
Report finds international variation in AMR policies
The present report presents an overview and analysis of the responses received from non- EU countries to a questionnaire from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety on national policies and measures taken in these non-EU countries to combat the development of AMR in the human and animal areas.
The Netherlands: trends in the use of antibiotics in farming
The use of antibiotics, expressed in daily doses, has dropped once more.
Superbugs: MEPs advocate further measures to curb use of antimicrobials
The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday.
Medicated feed: Deal on new rules to fight antimicrobial resistance
New rules on more responsible ways to produce, sell and use medicated feed to tackle the spread of antimicrobial resistance were informally agreed with Council’s negotiators on Tuesday.