Project: Network on quantification of veterinary Antimicrobial consumption at herd level and Analysis, CommunicaTion and benchmarking to improve responsible use

Acronym AACTING (Reference Number: JPIAMR_2016_N010)
Duration 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2017
Project Topic This network aims at developping guidelines and describing best practices for data collection systems of antimicrobials usage (AMU) in food-producing animals at farm level, applicable for herd level antibiotic stewardship, including benchmarking and result-communication to stakeholders and risk managers. To achieve this first a SWOT analysis of all currently available systems will be performed. Based on this strong and weak parts of the different systems will be identified and used to develop “best practice guidelines” adapted to the country specificities. The implementation of these guidelines also aim ad improving comparability between results from various countries/ sectors/ species. Additionally, the up-to-date information on all currently available systems and the developed guidelines will be made publicly available through an online platform. This will aid interested people from various backgrounds to easily gain a comprehensive image of the work done on quantification of veterinary antimicrobial use at the herd level. Moreover, the platform will function as a discussion forum, where ideas, knowledge and experiences can be exchanged and discussed. Finally, a conference will be organized to gather all interested people active in the field of quantifying Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption both to promote the guidelines and online platform as well as to discuss further developments and challenges.
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Network JPI AMR
Call 4th Joint Call: Research Networking Programmes

Project partner

Number Name Role Country
1 Ghent University Coordinator Belgium
2 IFIP-Institut du porc Observer France
3 ANSES Observer France
4 University of Berlin Observer Germany
5 BfR and University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna Observer Austria
6 Copenhagen University Observer Denmark
7 Technical University of Denmark Observer Denmark
8 Technical University of Denmark Observer Denmark
9 AMCRA Observer Belgium
10 University of Zurich Observer Switzerland
11 SAFOSO Observer Switzerland
12 Utrecht University Observer Netherlands
13 Utrecht University Observer Netherlands
14 University of Veterinary Medicine Observer Austria
15 Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety Observer Austria
16 The Norwegian Veterinary Institute Observer Norway
17 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Observer Italy
18 Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Observer Italy
19 Centre for Food-borne, Environmental, Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Public Health Agency of Canada Observer Canada
20 Centre for Food-borne, Environmental, Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Public Health Agency of Canada Observer Canada
21 Centre for Food-borne, Environmental, Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Public Health Agency of Canada Observer Canada
22 Centre for Food-borne, Environmental, Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Public Health Agency of Canada Observer Canada
23 Veterinary Medicines Directorate Observer United Kingdom
24 Veterinary Medicines Directorate Observer United Kingdom
25 Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office Observer Switzerland