Given the growing relevance of the antibiotic resistance problem in the world, there is a need to reduce and rationally use antimicrobial drugs in livestock production.
The fight against antibiotic resistance involves the prevention of infectious diseases without antibiotics through an integrated approach that combines three groups of measures
- proper animal husbandry
- effective biosecurity;
- use of vaccines.
More details on the specifics of these measures, disease diagnosis, as well as the principles and rules for the safe use of antibiotics are available in the Guidelines for the Rational Use of Antimicrobial Veterinary Medicinal Products in Pig Production.
As a reminder, the Guidelines were developed as part of the technical assistance project ‘Keeping Animal Health in Ukraine’ with the support of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders is a non-profit, voluntary organisation founded by domestic pork producers. The main goals of the association are to represent and protect the rights and interests of the association's farms, promote the development and implementation of new technologies for efficient pork production, expand sales markets, and protect the domestic market.
