Guide to Antimicrobial Use in Animals

Foreword: David Lloyd (Royal Veterinary College).
Preface.
Table of Contents.
List of contributors.
1. Principles of Prudent and Rational Antimicrobial Use inAnimals: Luca Guardabassi (University of Copenhagen) and HildeKruse (National Veterinary Institute Norway).
2. Human Health Risks Associated with Antimicrobial Use inAnimals: Lars B. Jensen (Technical University of Denmark),Frederick J. Angulo (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,USA), Kåre Mølbak (Statens Serum Institut) and Henrik C.Wegener (Technical University of Denmark).
3. Antimicrobial Resistance Risk Assessment: Emma Snary(Veterinary Laboratories Agency, UK) and Scott McEwen (Universityof Guelph).
4. Clinical Importance of Antimicrobial Drugs in Human Medicine:Peter Collignon (Australian National University), Patrice Courvalin(Institut Pasteur) and Awa Aidara-Kane (World HealthOrganization).
5. Geographical Differences in Market Availability, Regulationand Use of Antimicrobial Products: Angelo A. Valois (AustralianGovernment Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry), YuukoS. Endoh (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF),Tokyo, Japan), Kornelia Grein (European Medicines Agency) and LindaTollefson (US Food and Drug Administration).
6. Strategies to Minimize the Impact of Antimicrobial Treatmenton the Selection of Resistant Bacteria: Peter Lees (RoyalVeterinary College), Ove Svendsen (University of Copenhagen) andCamilla Wiuff (Health Protection Scotland).
7. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Swine: David G. S. Burch(Octagon Services Ltd), C. Oliver Duran (Moss Veterinary Partners)and Frank M. Aarestrup (Technical University of Denmark).
8. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Poultry: Ulrich Loehren(Lohmann & Co.), Antonia Ricci (Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale delle Venezie) and Timothy S. Cummings (MississippiState University).
9. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Ruminants: Peter D.Constable (Purdue University), Satu Pyörälä(University of Helsinki) and Geoffrey W. Smith (North CarolinaState University).
10. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Horses: J. Scott Weese(University of Guelph), Keith Edward Baptiste (University ofCopenhagen), Viveca Baverud (National Veterinary Institute Sweden)and Pierre-Louis Toutain (Ecole NationaleVétérinaire).
11. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Dogs and Cats: LucaGuardabassi (University of Copenhagen), G. Houser (University ofCopenhagen), L. A. Frank (University of Tennessee) and M. G. Papich(North Carolina State University).
12. Guidelines for Antimicrobial Use in Aquaculture: Peter R.Smith (National University of Ireland, Galway), Alain Le Breton(Fish Consultant), Tor Einar Horsberg (Norwegian School ofVeterinary Science) and Flavio Corsin (Ministry of Fisheries,Vietnam).
Acknowledgements