8 July 2014: EPRUMA has produced a short video featuring its Chairman, Gwyn Jones, who explains the work of EPRUMA and what the Responsible Use of veterinary medicines means.

3 July 2014: Representatives from the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products presented the 5th national report on veterinary surveillance of antibacterial consumption (BelVetSac) to a wide range of animal health stakeholders in Brussels today. For the second consecutive year, the report indicates a clear reduction in antibiotic use in veterinary medicine in Belgium.

20 May 2014: EPRUMA is happy to welcome AMCRA and VETRESPONSABLE, the Belgian and Spanish stakeholder platforms for the Responsible Use of veterinary medicines, as associate members.  Having AMCRA and VETRESPONSABLE on board means a strengthened representation for EPRUMA.

United Kingdom's Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) fully supports the UK Government’s five-year antimicrobial resistance strategy that was launched on 10 September 2013 and has produced an action plan for the livestock sector.

18 April 2014: The UK Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) has launched its revised guidelines for farmers on the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials in Poultry and Game Production.

EPRUMA is now on Twitter: https://twitter.com/epruma1.

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The 3rd international conference on Responsible Use of antibiotics in animals will be held in Amsterdam from 29 September to 1 October 2014. It is aimed at the animal health industry and the medical community, users of antibiotics in animals - such as veterinarians, producers, and nutritionists - and other food-chain stakeholders, as well as regulators, policy makers, researchers, educators, and consumer organisations.

18 November 2013: EPRUMA reiterates its support to the European Commission action plan on antibiotic resistance and calls on the EU institutions to promote the Responsible Use of veterinary medicines across all EU Member States.

18 November 2013: Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA, UK) has launched its reviewed pig guidelines.

14 November 2013: In a meeting with MEP Marit Paulsen, Rapporteur on Animal Health within the Agri-Committee of the European Parliament, EPRUMA called for a food chain approach to disease prevention and control, including funding to offer training opportunities and knowledge transfer to operators along the food chain across all EU Member States, as part of the new Animal Health Law.