Reduction of antibiotic treatments in broilers by the use of a live coccidiosis vaccine in rotation with anticoccidial feed additives: results from the Belgian field
Reduction of antibiotic treatments in broilers by the use of a live coccidiosis vaccine in rotation with anticoccidial feed additives: results from the Belgian field
Antimicrobial resistance has become a global public health problem in humans and livestock. As a result, the European Union decided to establish a sustainable policy for the use of antibiotics in the veterinary sector. In 2010, the Dutch government demanded that veterinary consumption of antimicrobials decrease by 50% in 2013, compared to 2009: