Livestock agency imposes controls for veterinarians for ‘last-resort antibiotic’

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Livestock agency imposes controls for veterinarians for ‘last-resort antibiotic’
By PUNNEE AMORNVIPUTPANICH
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE LIVESTOCK Development Department (LDD) is imposing strict controls on the use of colistin, or the “antibiotic of last resort”, on farm pigs in order to prevent deadly bacteria from developing resistance to antibiotics.

 

On February 8, the department issued a five-point order on the use of colistin to the Thai Swine Veterinary Association (TSVA) after it was reported that farmers in Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri provinces had been feeding the antibiotic to pigs. 

 

According to the department, veterinarians across the country must adhere to the following guidelines when using colistin, which can only be used to treat diarrhoea: 

 

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