AACTING | Antimicrobial use in animals: publications

National and international reports of AMU in animals

Below, links can be found to recent national and international reports on antimicrobial use (and resistance) in animals.

BELGIUM

Belgian Veterinary Surveillance of Antimicrobial National consumption: BelVet-SAC Reports

CANADA

Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance: CIPARS reports

DENMARK

Danish Programme for surveillance of antimicrobial consumption and resistance in bacteria from food animals, food and humans: DANMAP reports.

FRANCE

Monitoring sales of veterinary antimicrobials in France: Annual Reports (in French)
French surveillance network for antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from diseased animals (RESAPATH): Annual Reports

NETHERLANDS

Usage of antibiotics in agricultural livestock in the Netherlands: SDa-reports
in Dutch and in English.
Consumption of antimicrobial agents and antimicrobial resistance among medically important bacteria in he Netherlands (NethMap); Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Usage in Animals in the Netherlands in 2019 (MARAN):
NethMap/MARAN reports

SWEDEN

Consumption of antibiotics and occurrence of antibiotic resistance in Sweden: SWEDRES | SVARM reports

UK

Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance: UK VARSS reports
Scottisch One Health Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance: SONAAR reports

EMA

Sales of veterinary antimicrobial agents in 31 European countries in 2018: 10th ESVAC report

Methods

Below, links can be found to a selection of publications concerning the methodology for quantification of antimicrobial use.

Revised ESVAC reflection paper on collecting data on consumption of antimicrobial agents per animal species, on technical units of measurement and indicators for reporting consumption of antimicrobial agents in animals.

EMA/286416/2012-Rev.1

Postma et al. 2014. Assigning defined daily doses animal: a European multi-country experience for antimicrobial products authorized for usage in pigs.

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70(1), 294-302

European Medicines Agency. Standardised units of measurement for veterinary antimicrobials.

EMA, 2019

Timmerman et al. 2006. Quantification and evaluation of antimicrobial drug use in group treatments for fattening pigs in Belgium.

Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 74(4), 251-263

Collineau et al. 2016. Guidance on the selection of appropriate indicators for quantification of antimicrobial usage in humans and animals.

Zoonoses and Public Health, 64(3), 165-184