ISSUE FOCUS 20 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE January 2023 The start of a New Year is a good time to measure how much progress has been made toward achieving long-term goals. Reducing antibiotic use in livestock production is a critical goal shared by producers around the globe. Rising rates of antimicrobial resistance remain a global public health concern and some reports have projected that antimicrobial resistance could cause 10M human deaths annually by 20501. Encouraging progress is being made and the use of antimicrobials in agriculture is declining in many nations. A European Surveillance of Veterinary Medicine report published in November 2022 reports that sales of antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals in 25 countries fell 47% between 2011 and 2021.2 Similarly, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s summary report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals published in December 2022 notes that domestic sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals decreased by 33% from 2012 through 2021.3 Despite these reductions, progress against antimicrobial resistance has lapsed since the pandemic.4 As 2023 gets underway, much opportunity remains to reduce antimicrobials and protect human and animal health. The good news is that it is possible to significantly reduce or even eliminate antibiotics in livestock production while achieving similar or even improved performance compared to antibiotic growth promoters. HOWAN ADDITIVE STRATEGY CAN DECREASE ANTIBIOTICS IN LIVESTOCK? “Antimicrobial reduction efforts around the globe have shown that an integrated approach to reducing antibiotics on the farm must consider feed, farm, and health management. Introduced in 2022, Trouw Nutrition’s ‘Small Switches. Big Change’ antibiotic reduction program is tailored to the objectives of each producer.” Yvonne van der Horst Selko® Global Product Manager Presan® Barbara Brutsaert Trouw Nutrition Sustainability Manager Antibiotic Reduction Program Giseli Heim Selko® Global Product Manager Gut Health
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