How to prevent antibiotic resistance
Free webinar by Eurofins Vetcontrol Kft. on the use of the latest CAP call for proposals
Antibiotic active substances released into the environment are extremely dangerous: according to forecasts by the European authorities, multi-resistant bacteria could become the leading cause of death in Hungary by 2050. The webinar, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and experts from the Eurofins Vetcontrol Kft. animal health laboratory, will discuss the Common Agricultural Policy tender, which was published at the end of April. The funding will help to prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance in livestock-type holdings with a high number of pig, poultry or cattle breeding animals certified as commodity producers.
The aim of the funding, known as the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Compensation Payment, is to promote the responsible and sustainable use of antibiotics, in particular to reduce the use of substances that are critical for human health and to prevent the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
The call for proposals provides for a non-repayable grant to eligible farmers who contribute to the reduction of antimicrobial resistance by voluntarily undertaking and fulfilling commitments going beyond the legal requirements, under the conditions set out in the call for proposals. Laboratory tests are also essential for the correct, prudent, targeted use of antibiotics, and these are also covered in the free webinar.
Sign up as soon as possible for the free professional webinar held next Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m., where you will learn the most important information on how to use the "Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Compensation Payment" and the laboratory tests required.
The webinar speakers are:
dr. Eszter Kollár-Nagy (Ministry of Agriculture, Food Chain Supervision Department) and Tamás Petró (Ministry of Agriculture, Development Policy Department).
Why is it important to reduce antibiotics in the environment?
In humans, antibiotics are released into the environment through sewage and in animals through organic manure, killing susceptible bacteria but also giving a survival advantage to resistant micro-organisms. As a result, pathogenic bacteria proliferate which are very difficult or almost impossible to control effectively, László Branduse, managing director of Vetcontrol Kft., a member of the Eurofins Group, and one of the main organizers of the webinar on May 14, told Laboratorium.hu.
If multi-resistant bacteria multiply in a weakened human (or animal) organism, the disease cannot be cured with antibiotics because of the resistance and the patient may eventually die - it is no coincidence that by 2050, diseases caused by multi-resistant bacteria could become the leading cause of death worldwide. Experience has shown that antibiotics are overused in humans and animals, and that it makes a difference which drug is prescribed for which disease. "As veterinarian Dr. Pál Bándy once said about the importance of targeted use of antibiotics: even in the shooting range, the use of shotguns is not allowed!"