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antimicrobial
consumption
in animals feed and improving animal welfare leading to a decrease in
antimicrobial
consumption
in 2013 and 2014 of 11% and 14% respectively. however, in 2015 the
consumption
of
antimicrobial
agents increased by approximately 23% to 5,177 kg active compound, mainly due to secondary bacterial infections associated with the biggest outbreak of plasmocy- tosis in the history of danish mink production. the outbreak affected 260 farms, which is approximately 20-25% of the total production. furthermore, there was a higher occurrence of pneumonia ca
use
d by pseudomonas aeruginosa and more parvovirus outbreaks than in the previous years. an exten- sive testing programme has been launched by the industry to test for and to help prevent similar large disease out- breaks in the future (personal communication: tina struve). the
consumption
includes several
antimicrobial
agents, but was driven very mostly by penicillins, sulphonamide/thrime- throprim and macrolides (table 4.1).
use
of fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins in fur animal production has been close to zero for more than a decade. the information available on
antimicrobial
consumption
in companion animals (horses and ho
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hold pets) is not as detailed as for production animals. a large proportion of
antimicrobial
s
use
d for companion animals are prescribed for treatment of chronic or recurrent disease, mainly dermatitis. particularly the
consumption
of critically important
antimicrobial
agents could pose a risk to owners of diseased dogs that are frequently treated. in 2015, the
use
of fluoroquinolones for
use
in ho
use
hold pets was 12 kg, compared with 9 kg in 2014. the amount of fluoroquinolones constituted 71% the total veterinary
use
(measured in kg) of fluoroquinolones in 2015, with the remain- der
use
d almost exclusively for horses. similarly, ho
use
hold pets accounted for a significant proportion (161 kg or 69%) of the
use
of cephalosporins
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d in animals. over the past three years the
consumption
of fluoroquinolones for
use
in ho
use
hold pets has fluctuated from 9-12 kg, while the
use
of cephalosporins has been reduced from 211 kg in 2014 to 161 kg in 2015. during the same period we have observed a slight shift in
use
of the different
antimicrobial
classes. this may be an effect of treatment guidelines issued by danish veterinary association in november 2012, recommend- ing that
use
of critically important
antimicrobial
s should be reduced as much as possible. birgitte borck høg and leonardo de knegt
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