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The responsible use of veterinary medicines – UK and international perspectives
Abstract
The Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) hosted its fourth biennial conference, ‘The responsible use of veterinary medicines – UK and International perspectives’, online on Thursday 18th November 2021. A key event highlight was the incredible voluntary industry achievements to date which have helped to halve sales of antibiotics to treat UK farm animals and has seen the use of highest priority critically important antibiotics in animals reduce by 79% since 2014. The event covered the positive story of responsible use of medicines in UK farming; an introduction to the new RUMA organisation for companion animals and equine and its objectives; a look ahead to the UK animal medicines legislation; the international context for the responsible use of medicines; the story of the UK's high health and welfare standards in international trade discussions; a look ahead to the next challenges for responsible use of animal medicines.
At the recently held Responsible use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) conference, industry achievements to reduce antibiotic use to date were celebrated and future challenges and opportunities were acknowledged.
The morning programme of the conference, which was held online for the first time and attracted over 150 delegates from the UK and overseas, was devoted to domestic issues and focused on the positive story of responsible use of medicines in UK farming and companion animal sectors, which see high standards of food safety, animal health and welfare, and concluded with a look ahead to the UK animal medicines legislation. The afternoon programme looked at the international context for the responsible use of medicines, concluding with a look at how the efforts of UK farmers to develop high standards of food safety, animal health and welfare, create an expectation as the UK develops new international trade relationships.
Commenting on the event, conference and RUMA Chair, Cat McLaughlin says: ‘The conference has shone a spotlight and prompted important debate on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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