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danmap 2015 42 antimicrobial consumption in animals 4. textbox 4.2 effect of new
legislation
on antimicrobial
treatment
of groups of pigs background: in june 2014, the danish veterinary and food administration (dvfa) introduced new
legislation
on antimicro- bial
treatment
of groups of pigs. the rules apply to
treatment
of diarrheal or respiratory disease administered through feed or water. the aim is to achieve a more prudent use of
antimicrobials
in the pig production to support the goal to maintain a low level of antimicrobial resistance in denmark. the
legislation
was introduced as part of the second veterinary action plan, covering initiatives 2013-2016 [bek 534 of 27/05/2014]. the
legislation
introduced the following limitations:
antimicrobials
for group
treatment
may only be prescribed in connection with a consultation on the farm, and the veterinarian must verify the clinical diagnosis by laboratory testing. the prescriptio- period for
antimicrobials
for
treatment
of groups of pigs was also shortened compared to the general prescription rules. results: since june 2014, antimicrobial use for group
treatment
has decreased by 17%, and the percentage of
antimicrobials
used for group
treatment
has been reduced from 62% to 57%. however, the decline in consumption of
antimicrobials
is prob- ably mostly attributable to the reduction of the threshold levels of the yellow card initiative in the same period. the effects of the
legislation
and reduction of threshold level cannot be distinguished clearly. a dvfa enforcement review in 2015 showed that veterinarians in general comply with the new rules. elisabeth okholm nielsen for further information: elisabeth okholm nielsen (eloni@fvst.dk) 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2013 2014 2015 antibimicrobials for pigs per month (kg) total use of
antimicrobials
for pigs
antimicrobials
for group
treatment
new
legislation
danmap 2015 figure 1. prescription of
antimicrobials
per month (kg) in total and for group
treatment
of pigs, denmark
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