An increasing variety of indicators of antimicrobial usage has become available in human
and veterinary medicine, with no consensus on the most appropriate indicators to be used …

The goal of this study is to describe the current use of antibiotics in the European pig
industry based on an extensive literature review. To achieve this, an overview of results from …

EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …

Antimicrobial usage (AMU) has been described to be high in pig production. Although
farmers are aware of the high usage, little is known about intervention to improve the …

Background High antimicrobial usage and the threat of antimicrobial resistance highlighted
the need for reduced antimicrobial usage in pig production. Prevention of disease however …

Pig farmers are strongly encouraged to reduce their antimicrobial usage in order to reduce
the risk of antimicrobial resistance. Herd-level intervention is needed to achieve national …

Due to increasing public health concerns that food animals could be reservoirs for antibiotic
resistant organisms, calls for reduced current antibiotic use on farms are growing …

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to describe the occurrence of antibiotic resistance
in faecal Escherichia coli isolated from pigs between birth and slaughter and its association …

Data on sales of antimicrobials using a standardised methodology have shown that there
are vast differences between countries in amounts of antimicrobials sold for food-producing …

Colistin, a cationic polypeptide antibiotic, has reappeared in human medicine as a last-line
treatment option for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB). Colistin is …