Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
The present paper descibes an advisory tool, Farm Facts, developed to assist veterinarians to reduce the consumption of antibiotics in pig herds. Farm Facts is a spreadsheet in three parts: The first part identifying the source of the main consumption in a herd, the second part giving a template for an action plan setting up a threshold for success, and the third part providing tables and graphs for follow-up according to the threshold after implementation of the action plan.
Book Title
45th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
134-137
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-597
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Animal Diseases Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
A new advisory tool to help practitioners reduce antibiotic consumption in pig herds
Maastricht, Netherlands
The present paper descibes an advisory tool, Farm Facts, developed to assist veterinarians to reduce the consumption of antibiotics in pig herds. Farm Facts is a spreadsheet in three parts: The first part identifying the source of the main consumption in a herd, the second part giving a template for an action plan setting up a threshold for success, and the third part providing tables and graphs for follow-up according to the threshold after implementation of the action plan.
