A summary index for antimicrobial resistance in food animals in the Netherlands
Abstract Background The Dutch government has set targets for reduction of antimicrobial usage in food animals, stipulating a 50% reduction in usage (on a weight basis) in 2013 as compared to 2009 and a 70% decrease in 2015. A monitoring program has been instituted to evaluate the impact on antimicro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1216-z |