Dik Mevius, DVM, PhD,

Introduction:Worldwide there is growing concern about the increase of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be considered as the result of (over)usage of antimicrobials (AMs) in human beings and animals. In order to reduce further increase of AMR the government of the Netherlands together with the livestock sectors and vets developed an action plan to reduce the use of AMs ...