CIDC: Antibiotic use not reduced after ban
Dutch poultry, pig and veal calf farmers still use antimicrobial growth promoters, according to the Institute for Disease control (CIDC) in Lelystad, the Netherlands.
The increasing resistance of bacteria against common
antibiotics has been the reason why preventive use of antibiotics has been
banned since January 2006. “Resistance against a broader range of bacteria is
increasing, which is of particular concern”, according to Fred van Zijderveld of
the CIDC.
antibiotics has been the reason why preventive use of antibiotics has been
banned since January 2006. “Resistance against a broader range of bacteria is
increasing, which is of particular concern”, according to Fred van Zijderveld of
the CIDC.
Annual check
CIDC investigates the use of
antibiotics and the resistance of certain bacteria to antibiotics on a yearly
basis and noted that the year 2005 was marked by a tremendous increase in the
use of antibiotics on livestock farms. “We don’t have definite numbers of 2006
yet, but it seems that the use of antibiotics has not been decreased after the
ban, according to van Zijderveld.
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