Netherlands: Prudent use of antimicrobials in animals
There has been a very significant reduction in the use of antibiotics in animals in the Netherlands in recent years (a 58.4% decrease in sales from 2009 to 2015).
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WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed
WHO published its first ever list of antibiotic-resistant "priority pathogens" – a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health.
Antimicrobial resistance remains high, says EU report
The findings underline that AMR poses a serious threat to public and animal health. Infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobials lead to about 25,000 deaths in the EU every year.
Canadian veterinarians work to harmonize oversight of antimicrobial use
The Canadian veterinary profession has taken a significant step forward with the creation of a national framework to address its responsibilities under new Federal Government regulations for increased veterinary oversight of antimicrobials, which are expected to be implemented by the end of 2017.
Italy launches measures to limit the use of antibiotics in animals
The Italian Chamber of Deputies has approved a series of initiatives aimed at curbing resistance to antibiotics.
G20: agreement for the responsible use of antibiotics in animals
The Ministers of Agriculture of the G20 reached several agreements regarding the use of antibiotics in animals for the production of food.
Antimicrobial resistance: Commission launches public consultation on new Action Plan
The Commission launches a public consultation on possible activities to include in the new "One Health" Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) it plans to adopt by summer 2017.
EMA - EFSA joint opinion on EU measures to reduce antimicrobials use in animals
Reducing the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, replacing them where possible and re-thinking the livestock production system is essential for the future of animal and public health.
USA: increase in sales and distribution of all antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals
The report shows that sales and distribution of all antimicrobials increased 1 percent from 2014 through 2015, tying for the lowest annual increase since 2009.
FDA: efforts to address antimicrobial resistance
The implementation of GFI #213 is a significant milestone in national efforts to address the use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals.
UK food and farming industry triples support for collaborative action on antibiotics
Funding for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance has more than tripled this year in support of a new business plan which will help UK farming play its part in the global drive to reduce antibiotic use across animal and human medicine.
US pig farmers very aware of and complying with new antibiotic rules
One of the key changes to the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules is that medically important antibiotics could no longer be used for growth promotion.
Removal of doxycycline during long-term liquid pig manure and digestate storage
The results confirm that a full removal capacity for doxycycline cannot be reached through the long-term storage of farm fertilizers.
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae recovered from the environment of a swine farrow-to-finish operation
Of 30 environmental samples collected from a nursery room on our initial visit, 2 (7%) samples yielded 3 isolates: 2 ST 218 Escherichia coli and 1 Proteus mirabilis, carrying the metallo-β-lactamase gene blaIMP-27 on IncQ1 plasmids.
Protecting pigs with microbes
How can we expect our livestock to acquire a healthy microbiome when there is such limited exposure to the microbes that they evolved with?
France : target figure for the Ecoantibio Plan has nearly been reached
The target figure for the Ecoantibio Plan has nearly been reached with a drop of 20.1% in the exposure of animals to antibiotics (all families) over the past 4 years (2012-2015 inclusive).