Abstract
The Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries funds a monitoring system based on drug usage information collected at the herd level: VETSTAT. VETSTAT is constructed as a relational database and data originates from three sources: pharmacies, veterinarians and feed mills. All administration of drugs for use in animal production is reported on a monthly basis. Pharmacies provided 95% of the total weight antimicrobial compounds used in Denmark in 2001. More than 80% of the antimicrobial compounds reported by pharmacies were sold on prescription to end-users (owners) and included information on animal species, age-group and diagnostic grouping; >90% of the total amount of antimicrobials sold on prescription was used for pigs. In 2001, sales of 96,500 kg of antimicrobials were reported.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Preventive Veterinary Medicine |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 105-115 |
ISSN | 0167-5877 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- antimicrobial consumption
- drugs
- production animals
- Denmark
- surveillance system