Chile adopts the Spanish initiative REDUCE to limit its use of antibiotics in pigs

Published 2021년 6월 3일

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The Chilean Agricultural Livestock Service (SAG) has initiated its own REDUCE Program, a venture inspired by a 2016 Spanish initiative aimed at limiting colistin use in swine production. This program, previously shown to be effective in Spain across various livestock categories, has gained support from Agrosuper in Chile. The REDUCE Program's adoption in Chile marks a significant step forward in the country's efforts to combat antibiotic resistance. Since its inception in Spain, antibiotic consumption in veterinary medicine has decreased by 58.8% from 2014 to 2019, attributed to the collaboration of veterinarians and farmers.

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The Chilean Agricultural Livestock Service (SAG) has announced the launch of its own REDUCE Program in pigs, a project created in Spain in 2016 by the National Plan against Antibiotic Resistance (PRAN) with the aim of improving and reducing the use of colistin in swine production. The implementation of this program by the Chilean Government occurs 1 year after the working meeting held between teams from both countries in Madrid. "This initiative shows, once again, that the exchange of good practices in the field of the fight against antibiotic resistance is a key tool to end this global health problem," they celebrate from the PRAN. Agrosuper has been the first company to sign a voluntary agreement with the Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), thus adhering to the REDUCE Program that the organization has decided to promote after verifying the success of this project during its visit to Spain. Thanks to the collaboration of the professionals involved, in Spain the ...

Source: Animalshealth