Germany: Antibiotic monitoring reveals use on livestock farms has decreased
Pig farms saw the most reduction in antibiotic use.
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Europe working on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network
Antimicrobial resistance in animal bacterial pathogens represents a gap in the European One Health strategy on AMR surveillance. EARS-Vet could complement the existing European monitoring systems.
Global leaders join forces against antimicrobial resistance
The group aims to catalyze global attention and efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance across all sectors and ensure the availability of important medicines for the future.
Alternative measures to reduce antimicrobial usage in European pig production
Following tailor-made implementation of alternative measures, a substantial reduction of antimicrobial use in pig production was achievable without jeopardizing animal health.
US sales of medically important antimicrobials increase for use in livestock in 2019
A summary of the FDA's annual report on antimicrobials sold or distributed in 2019 for use in food-producing animals.
Chile working to combat antimicrobial resistance in animal production
The Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) and the private meat sector sign an agreement to promote the responsible use of antimicrobials in animal production.
AMR : Commission publishes its progress report on the EU’s Action Plan
The progress report shows that a number of AMR initiatives have been continued or put in place in recent months.
Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Do we see a correlation with nursery increased mortality?
In the fourth article of our series, we review the opinions from our group of global swine health experts on the potential relationship, if any, between the rise in nursery mortality that some countries have observed over the last few years and antibiotic reduction strategies.
Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Successful strategies at the farm level (Part 2)
In this third article of our series, our global swine health experts continue sharing their perspectives on successful strategies for the reduction of antibiotics as well as learnings from some of the mistakes made along the way.
EU: New legislation on monitoring and reporting antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria
The European Commission has published Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria, which repeals Commission Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU.
Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Successful strategies at the farm level (Part 1)
In this second article of our series, our swine health experts share their perspectives on the most important strategies for the reduction of antibiotic use in their respective countries.
UK pig sector continues to reduce antibiotic use
RUMA reports antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector has dropped by 60%, but aims to further reduce use by 2024.
FAO rolls out recommendations to curb spread of drug-resistant infections
Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly threatening global agri-food systems and food security. FAO calls on livestock farmers to fight against AMR.
Zoetis supports call for greater awareness of responsible antibiotic use
Protecting antibiotic efficacy through innovation across the continuum of care.
Stonehaven Incubate and Agile Sciences launch company to revolutionize antibiotic use in animal health
The new company, Anifera Limited, develops compounds that increase the susceptibility of highly resistant strains of bacteria to antibiotics.
EVAC Webinar by Inovet- Colistin use in animals: ‘no evidence of risk to public health’
Recordings of the European Veterinary Antibiotics Conference are now available. The 2020 edition of the EVAC focused on the much-debated colistin molecule and the potential consequences of overregulation.