6 Amendments of James NICHOLSON related to 2017/2254(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutionssolutions based on collaboration between government, industry and the veterinary profession that will assist farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials; insists that such legislative solutions mustshould address prophylactic and metaphylactic use;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further research and development into new antimicrobials and encourages alternatives to be investigated, including the development of more sustainable farming systems based on less intensive farming modelssustainable intensification;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that disease prevention must be the first step for legislationproposals to tacklinge AMR in agriculture, both to ensure a high standard of animal welfare and reduce the need to resort to antibiotics; believes that antibiotics should never be used as compensation for poor hygiene or inadequate animal husbandry and that good bio-security has a role to play;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the crucial role of education and training programmes in raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance and the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine for farmers, pet keepers, and those involved in livestock farming;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to change the business culture employed by some veterinary medicine producers, whichand encourage farmers theo use and overuse of certain medicines in order to generate profitstheir veterinary practitioners for the development of effective disease control/eradication plans in their businesses, including the use of alternative treatments to antimicrobials (such as probiotics);
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the need to consider addressing the illegal sale of antimicrobials and increase awareness of the implications of this issue for public health;