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Russian Federation to tighten control over the use of antibiotics in meat and milk production

  • 10 Jan 09:42

The Rosselkhoznadzor developed and sent to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation a package of amendments to the law “On Veterinary Medicine”. The bill regulates the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production. If amendments are adopted, control over the use of antibiotics in Russian agriculture will be tightened. “It contains a ban on the use of antimicrobials as growth stimulants, as well as for preventive purposes. Prescription antibiotic rates have been determined. It is also planned to introduce an entire article regulating the manufacture of feed with the addition of drugs, ” the head of Rosselkhoznadzor. Read more...

Poultry farm fined for antibiotic abuse

  • 13 Sep 09:50

The Arbitration Court granted the statement of the Rosselkhoznadzor Directorate for the Voronezh and Lipetsk Regions and decided to fine JSC Zadonskaya Poultry Farm by 100 thousand rubles, the regional information and reference portal Gorod48 reports. In spring, during the unscheduled inspection of the Zadonskaya Poultry Farm of the Zeros agricultural holding, which supplies the market with more than 30 types of chilled and frozen turkey products, Rosselkhoznadzor inspectors found an increased content of tetracycline antibiotics in the fillet samples. The concentration of drugs in the products of the brand "Vinituki" exceeded the maximum permissible. Read more...

Russia: Anxiety over new antibiotic residues law

  • 10 Aug 09:14

The Russian food industry has sent out alarm signals about new requirements on antibiotic residues in meat and milk production.The new requirements will be in force in all member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) as from August 14. The EEU consists of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. Lab checks for 70 antibiotics in meat TheEurasia Economic Commissionhas adopted a list of 70 antibiotics and other drugs that must be subjected to laboratory control during entry inspections on all meat processing plants in the economic block. Russia’s National Meat Association, the Association for Retail Trade Companies,. Read more...

In-feed antibiotics still used in Russian poultry

  • 6 Dec 08:43

Recently Russian watchdog Rospotrebnadzor instituted an administrative proceeding against Canskaya Poultry Farm in Krasnoyarsk Krai, following the identification of metronidazole residues in several egg shipments that the farm supplied to the regional market. It seems the industry still relies on in-feed antibiotics. Due to regulations, the watchdog temporarily suspended operations to avoid further violations, but this case has turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg. In the opinion of analysts, the violations at Canskaya is evidence that antibiotic usage in Russian poultry farming remains a serious problem. Russian veterinary and sanitary authorities. Read more...

New guidance on pig antibiotics published by PHWC

  • 13 Nov 14:15

Pig-keepers should review their use of antibiotics at least every quarter, new guidance from the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) Antimicrobial Sub-group and the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) has advised. The guidance paper has been published to help pig producers cut their use of antimicrobials. It advises that the review should include a clinical inspection of the herd; analysis of production and mortality data; and a review of abattoir records, as well as both treatment records and laboratory results. Further investigations must be conducted when the clinical inspection has highlighted any problems such as increased mortality. Sub-group chairman. Read more...