The document discusses Sweden's transition away from the use of antibiotics in livestock production in the 1980s and 1990s. It proposes that the Federation of Swedish Farmers work to reduce antibiotic use with the view that doing so would create a competitive advantage. Through improving animal welfare practices like housing conditions and nutrition, Swedish farmers were able to reduce disease incidence and antibiotic use, maintaining good growth rates. The transition involved banning antibiotics for growth promotion and reducing group treatments.

1. Good practices,
Livestock production with minimal use of antibiotics
My Sahlman
Senior veterinary advisor, the Federation of Swedish Farmers

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A tough journey with
a fortunate ending

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In a motion to the 1984 general assembly
of the Federation of Swedish Farmers it
was proposed that the LRF should
work to sort out the differences in opinion between
animal farmers and authorities concerning
antibiotics with the view that a stop of the
use would create a competitive advantage. Farmers
were ahead of authorities

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Ban on antibiotics as a growth promotor
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Individuell behandling Gruppbehandling Tillväxtbefrämjande syfteGrowth promotionIndividual treatment Group treatment

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The vets and the farmers
• Good management
• Animal welfare
• Sectioning the stables
• All in all out
• Empty stables
• Better feed
• Eradicating diseases
• Safe trade
• Etc.

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Ban of antibiotics as growth promotors
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Individuell behandling Gruppbehandling Tillväxtbefrämjande syfteGrowth promotionIndividual treatment Group treatment

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European Medicines Agency, fifth ESVAC report

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Results of the work
• Low disease incidence
• Low use of antibiotics
• Good growth

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Growth in gram per day for pigs

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Fractions of a percentage

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Now is the time
for a change
New regulations
Ban preventive antibiotics
Reduce group treatments
10 years + road map
Monitoring system
Offer help!

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Healthy animals do not need antibiotics