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<p>Resistant bacteria and/or resistance genes can transfer between people and animals
in both directions. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate, along with other governmental
partners, conducts two surveillance schemes for AMR in animals, including regular
monitoring of AMR in major food-producing species: pigs and poultry. The results of
these surveillance schemes are published annually in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1126450%2FFOR_PUBLICATION_-_UK-VARSS_2021_Main_Report__Final_v3_-accessible.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdfb69f4b75164921260008db41860f8b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638175816741334967%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uPdaiTQ9Y14sMCAvtNaa1CpJMGaDPqGSk%2FOof2PY5v8%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales and Surveillance Report</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Since 2014, the UK has reduced sales of veterinary antibiotics by 55% since
2014, and over this same period the UK have seen overall trend of decreasing antimicrobial
resistance in bacteria from animals. The UK has a cross-government contingency plan
in place which acts as an <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fresistant-bacteria-from-animals-of-possible-risk-contingency-plan%2Fresponse-to-the-identification-from-an-animal-of-a-resistant-bacterial-isolate-of-risk-to-human-or-animal-health-contingency-plan&data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdfb69f4b75164921260008db41860f8b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638175816741334967%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cSZMn9n0yoxqJl8vzxONDwgIUFFEWnBsFC0CYTTGqNE%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">early warning system</a> for resistant bacteria found in animals with
potential risk to animal and public health.</p>
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