How the change works
- 01 / Public decision
Rules and surveillance
- 02 / Physical change
Prevention and targeted veterinary use
- 03 / Possible outcome
Selective pressure to contain
Reducing non-therapeutic uses and preventing diseases can contain the pressure that selects resistant bacteria, while maintaining the necessary care.
Research and local documents ↓What the evidence tells us
Denmark documents antimicrobial consumption and resistance through DANMAP. Surveillance connects animals, food and people, distinguishing substances and microorganisms.
Putting the choices into practice
Use
The challengePromoting growth
The responseCare when needed
Prevention
The challengeMedication as a shortcut
The responseHygiene and well-being
Indicator
The challengeOnly quantities sold
The responseTrack use and resistance separately
The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.
Research and local documents ↓Conditions and limits
Not every veterinary use is prohibited and not every resistance follows the same trajectory. A health result does not automatically demonstrate a reduction in CO₂.
Other possible benefits
Animal health and protection of the effectiveness of antimicrobials.
Research and local documents
- Local project or policy documentDANMAP · 2024 Report ↗
Institutional documentation of the program, territory or rules mentioned.
- Evidence for this findingLevy, 2014 · Reduced antibiotic use in livestock: how Denmark tackled resistance ↗
Scientific context to distinguish reduction of uses, resistance and therapeutic needs.
