Quantification of antimicrobial use in Swiss pigs: comparison with other Swiss livestock species and with Danish pigs

Few countries have introduced monitoring of antimicrobial usage (AMU) per animal species. Such an achievement is an objective of the ESVAC project (European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption). Implementing these monitoring systems would allow detailed AMU comparisons between countries enabling an evaluation of interventions to reduce antimicrobial consumption effectively