Innovations to reduce the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals in LMICs (WP1615)

- Date
- Wednesday 11 - Friday 13 April, 2018
- Venue
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Wiston House
Wilton Park
Wiston House, Steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3DZ
+44 (0) 1903 815 020For more information see Your stay at Wilton Park
- Event no.
- WP1615
- Downloads
This workshop brought together experts from the global South and North across academia, industry, the public and private sector to identify and prioritise opportunities for new and improved vaccines and other alternative solutions to reduce the use of antimicrobials in livestock production and aquaculture.
Useful reading
Global trends in antimicrobial use in food animals (PNAS, 2015)
Review of evidence on antimicrobial resistance and animal agriculture in developing countries (ILRI, 2015)
The Pew Charitable Trusts ‘Alternatives to Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture (July 2017)
Common approach of G7 CVOs on the definitions of therapeutic, responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials in animals (G7, October 2017)
Video
We asked eight participants for their ideas on the best practices to globally tackle antimicrobial resistance in food-producing animals.
At our AMR event in June 2016, we asked participants “What is the threat posed by AMR in your country and what is your country doing to tackle this?”
Partners
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