“THE battle against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) involves a change of mindset as well as a change of practices – and Irish vets are actively playing an important role in this fight,” says David MacGuinness, President of Veterinary Ireland. He was delivering the Opening Address at Veterinary Ireland’s annual conference for equine and companion animal vets in Lyrath, Kilkenny (November 8th and 9th).

“The blind use of antibiotics and the unnecessary use of antibiotics are practices which must stop in both human and veterinary medicine. We have to make sure that the most critical antibiotics are preserved for as long as possible by only using them in the most critical cases.”