Antibiotics and antibiotic stewardship – production animals

AHCAnimal Husbandry Commissioner, Pakistan
AVAAustralian Veterinary Association
DDDDanish Veterinary Association
DVSMDepartment of Veterinary Services, Malaysia
FFAFinnish Food Authority
KNMVD-WVABRoyal Dutch Veterinary Association – Veterinary Antibiotic Policy Working Group
NZVANew Zealand Veterinary Association
SAVASouth African Veterinary Association
SNGTVSociété Nationale de Groupements Techniques Vétérinaires
SVASwedish Veterinary Association

General guidelines for production animals

Africa

Guidelines for the use of antimicrobials in the South African pig industry – SAVA (2016)

Asia

Antimicrobial use prescription guidelines for veterinarians in Pakistan – AHC (2022)

Malaysian Veterinary Antimicrobial Guidelines – DVSM (2021)

Antibiotic judicious use guidelines: Dairy – NZVA (2018)

Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for dairy cattle – AVA (2022)

Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for feedlot cattle – AVA (2024)

Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for pigs – AVA (2025)

Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for poultry– AVA (2025)

Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for sheep – AVA (2025)

Guide to prudent use of antimicrobial agents in pigs – NZVA (2020)

Guide to prudent use of antimicrobial agents in red meat production – NZVA (2018)

Denmark

Retningslinjer for brug af antibiotika til kvæg i Danmark – DDD (2013)

Finland

Mikrobilääkkeiden käyttösuositukset eläinten tärkeimpiin tulehdus- ja tartuntatauteihin – FFA (2016)

France

Recommandations de bonnes pratiques d’utilisation des antibiotiques en filière aviaire (volaille) – SNGTV (2017)

Recommandations de bonnes pratiques d’utilisation des antibiotiques en filière bovine – SNGTV (2017)

Recommandations de bonnes pratiques d’utilisation des antibiotiques en filière petits ruminants – SNGTV (2018)

Netherlands

Formularium consumptievis – KNMVD-WVAB (2015)

Formularium geit – KNMVD-WVAB (2019/2020)

Formularium melkvee – KNMVD-WVAB (2016/2024)

Formularium pluimvee – KNMVD-WVAB (2022)

Formularium schaap – KNMVD-WVAB (2019)

Formularium varken – KNMVD-WVAB (2019)

Formularium vleeskalveren en vleesvee – KNMVD-WVAB (2017/2019)

Sweden

Guidelines for the use of antibiotics in production animals: Cattle, pigs, sheep and goats – SVA (2017)

Recommandations du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal (2026)

Specific system-based guidelines