Reduction of veterinary antimicrobial use in the Netherlands. The dutch success model

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 62, Issue s1, 2015, Pages 79-87

  Speksnijder, D C ^a,b   Mevius, D J ^a,c   Bruschke, C J M ^d   Wagenaar, J A ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Veterinary Clinic Tweestromenland   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Ministry of Economic Affairs Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Livestock; Preventive medicine; Public health; Veterinary antimicrobial use

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FARM ANIMAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODEL; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVINE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PIG; POULTRY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, VETERINARY; NETHERLANDS; POULTRY; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84928171184     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12167     Document Type: Article

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