This two-year project, initiated by the KNMvD and CPD and carried out by Utrecht University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, aims to update the veterinary guidelines for responsible antibiotic use in line with the EMA/AMEG classification and EU Regulation 2019/6. A new independent project group, the n-WVAB, will develop species-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for veterinarians. These guidelines will be evidence-based, developed with input from a multidisciplinary expert committee, and reviewed through stakeholder consultation. The final SOPs will be publicly available and integrated into the national veterinary quality assurance system.

• dr. J.C. (Dax) Vendrig
• dr. I.M. (Inge) van Geijlswijk
• dr. E.M. (Els) Broens
• prof. dr. Ronette Gehring

Over the last years, the Netherlands has know a succesfull approach to reduce antimicrobial use in farm animals and it is to be expected that a further reduction is possible. To support a responsible reduction in antimicrobial use, a couple of veterinary guidelines have been developed. However, circumstantial evidence indicates that implementation of these guidelines can be improved. In the project VET-ENHANCE, we will study to what extend the veterinary guidelines are being implemented by veterinarians and how the adoption and implementation can be improved. In an intervention trial, we will evaluate whether the implementation of veterinary guidelines can be improved through which we will be able to further reduce antimicrobial use in animals.

https://www.uu.nl/organisatie/faculteit-diergeneeskunde/over-de-faculteit/departement-biomolecular-health-sciences/infectieziekten-en-immunologie/onderzoek/vet-enhance 

• prof. dr. J.A. (Jaap) Wagenaar
• dr. D.C. (David) Speksnijder