Healthier animals, less antibiotics

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Antibiotika: Nutze sie richtig, es ist wichtig. Les antibiotiques : quand il faut, comme il faut. Antibiotici: quando serve, quanto serve Antibiotics: Use wisely, take precisely.

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Animals

By making every effort to keep pets and livestock healthy, the use of antibiotics can be kept to a minimum.…

Healthy hooves – less antibiotics

Animals

Healthy hooves are essential to successful cattle-raising.

‘Use wisely, take precisely’ applies to animals too

Animals

Antibiotics should only be used in humans and animals when absolutely essential…

From animal to human and vice versa

Animals

Animals and humans can transmit resistant bacteria to each other…

It’s our collective responsibility

Animals

Animal owners and the veterinary profession are jointly responsible for using antibiotics responsibly in animals. It’s in the best interests…

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Old antibiotics at home?

Bring them back now! Your health and the environment will thank you.

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Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance

What are antibiotics?
How do they work?
Why do bacteria get used to them?
Why do antibiotics lose their effectiveness?
Why is that a problem? What can we do about it?

Here we provide answers and give hints on using antibiotics correctly. As our slogan says – use wisely, take precisely.

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Additional information

Antibiotic resistance affects everyone. Here we have put together a collection of further documents and links on the subject.

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Antibiotic resistance in ecology and agriculture

The correct use of antibiotics is important for the environment, because antibiotics also leave their mark on nature. Resistant bacteria that cause disease can put humans and animals at risk via the environment and agriculture.

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Antibiotic resistance in animals

Sick animals are also entitled to treatment with antibiotics. But these should be used carefully and only where necessary. Your veterinary practitioner knows all about this.

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Antibiotic resistance in humans

Bacteria are able to adapt in such a way that antibiotics are no longer effective. So it is not people who become resistant, but bacteria.

Resistant bacteria can prolong or even prevent treatment. It is important for us all to be better informed about the correct use of antibiotics.

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The campaign against antibiotic resistance

This website is part of a national awareness-raising campaign to tackle antibiotic resistance. We can only use antibiotics properly if we are all well informed, so that they benefit us and save lives instead of endangering humans, animals and the environment. Our animal friends and human protagonists provide useful information and need your help. Feel free to share what you have learnt on this website. The more, the better – use wisely, take precisely!