Responsible use of antimicrobial agents
The use of antibiotics for animals should always be based on the diagnosis of the causative microbe and its sensitivity to antimicrobial agents. Read more about the responsible use of antimicrobial agents for animals in Finland (Finnish Food Authority)
In Finland Recommendations for the use of antimicrobials in the treatment of the most significant infectious and contagious diseases in animals are given by the Finnish Food Authority (updated 2016).
On November 18th 2019, the poultry industry has decided to ban the use of the following antibiotics in the treatment of production poultry:
- (Fluoro)quinolones
- 3rd- and 4th-generation cephalosporins
- Colistin
- New broad-spectrum and slowly eliminated macrolides
The measures of the industry to promote responsible use of antibiotics in Finland, Poster in the 5th international conference on Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Animals (2021)
Antimicrobial Use in Meat Poultry Production in Finland 2007-2012, Poster WVPAC 2013
Use of antibiotics in poultry production in Finland (statistics)