Guidelines and policies:
prudent use of antimicrobials in the agri-food sector.

Denmark - Antibiotic Use in Pig Production (Microsoft Word Document)

APUA Report, "The Need to Improve Antimicrobial Use in Agriculture: Ecological and Human Health Consequences"

CAHI Response to AMR Paper, October 2002 (Adobe Acrobat document)

The Commonwealth Government Response to the Report of the Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR)

The use of antibiotics in food-producing animals: antibiotic-resistant bacteria in animals and humans

The Prudent Use of Antimicrobial Drugs in Animals Canadian Veterinary Medical Association

Canadian Veterinary Medical Association position statement on antimicrobial use in animals

British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association - Factsheet on Antibiotics in Salmon Farming

American Veterinary Medical Association Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials

American Association of Swine Practitioners (AASP) Basic Guidelines of Judicious Therapeutic Use of Antimicrobials in Pork Production

British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) Guidelines on Antimicrobial Use

Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance

Bayer Inc. guidelines for the use of quinolones in veterinary medicine

Danish Veterinary Antibiotic Policy

 

 

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