Grundin, Johanna and Blanco Penedo, Isabel and Fall, Nils and Sternberg Lewerin, Susanna
(2020).
”The Swedish experience” – a summary on the Swedish efforts towards a low and prudent use of antibiotics in animal production.
(VH) > Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health
(VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet.
SLU Framtidens djur, natur och hälsas rapportserie
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Abstract
In 1986, Sweden, as the first country in the world banned all use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food animal production. Today Sweden has the third lowest sales of veterinary antimicrobial agents for food producing animals in Europe. In 2018, total sales of antibiotics for animal use in Sweden were 10 042 kg active substance as compared to 53.4 tonnes in 1984 (before the ban). The low use of antibiotics in animals and the comparatively favorable situation in Sweden with regards to antibiotic resistance are the results of decades of inter-sectorial collaboration and work on disease prevention and animal health. This review is a quick summary of the Swedish work towards a low and prudent use of antibiotics, including figures on antibiotic use in Swedish production animals and a discussion about important success factors as well as lessons learned.
Authors/Creators: | Grundin, Johanna and Blanco Penedo, Isabel and Fall, Nils and Sternberg Lewerin, Susanna |
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Title: | ”The Swedish experience” – a summary on the Swedish efforts towards a low and prudent use of antibiotics in animal production |
Series Name/Journal: | SLU Framtidens djur, natur och hälsas rapportserie |
Year of publishing : | 2020 |
Number: | 5 |
Number of Pages: | 33 |
Publisher: | SLU Future Animals, Nature and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
ISBN for printed version: | 978-91-576-9746-2 |
ISBN for electronic version: | 978-91-576-9745-5 |
Language: | English |
Publication Type: | Report |
Article category: | Other scientific |
Version: | Published version |
Full Text Status: | Public |
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 402 Animal and Dairy Science > Animal and Dairy Science. |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-105237 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-105237 |
ID Code: | 17781 |
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science |
Department: | (VH) > Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health (VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences |
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector |
Deposited On: | 12 Oct 2020 13:48 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2021 19:21 |
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