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Trust Your Vet Campaign

Friday, 25 May 2018 - 11:25am

Back in April, the government launched a campaign urging pet owners to trust their vets on the use of antibiotics.

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest global threats with estimates suggesting it could be responsible for ten million deaths per year by 2050 - and cost the global economy $100 trillion.

Following a government strategy to tackle AMR launched in 2013, antibiotic use in livestock has fallen to an all-time low, but attention must now address antibiotic use in our pets.

To read more about antimicrobials, from the British Veterinary Association (BVS), please click the link - https://bit.ly/2kpk4fZ

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