Blog: Ranking of antimicrobials in pig production

The European Commission (EC) has asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to look at ranking of antibiotics in veterinary medicine and this is still under discussion. The British Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) has come out with their own ranking, to support the responsible use of antibacterials in pig medicine. (See Table 1) Class 1 antibacterials are to be used as a standard, within responsible use guidelines “as little as possible but as much as necessary.” These antimicrobials are