"Antibiotic use and resistance in animals in Belgium in 2024"
June, 20th, 2025, 9 am - 12.30 am
Pacheco Center - Avenue Pacheco 13 – 1000 Brussels
The joint communication moment of the AMCRA, FAVV, FAGG, FPS Public Health and Sciensano on the results of antibiotic use and resistance in animals will take place on Friday morning 20 June 2025.
This year, the information event will be organised exclusively as a physical meeting in Brussels.
REGISTRATION
Registration is now open.
Participation is for free, maar subscription is necessary.
Registration possible untill June 4, 2025.
PROGRAM
Registration from 9am - presentations are in English
Posters with selected scientific communications will be displayed on site.
9h30 Welcome words
9h35 Keynote presentation: Host ecological specialisation by Staphylococcus aureus (Prof. J. Ross Fitzgerald, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh).
10h20 Vision 2024: did we reach the targets? Sales and use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine at national and at sector level (Wannes Vanderhaeghen, AMCRA)
10h50 Questions/Answers
11h Coffee break
11h20 AMR monitoring of E. coli and enterococci indicator bacteria isolated from healthy food-producing animals in Belgium: what is the current situation? (Cristina Garcia-Graells and Cécile Boland, Sciensano)
11h40 Antibiotic resistance in the picture: trends in cattle, pigs and poultry production in Belgium (Nadine Botteldoorn, DGZ-MCC and ARSIA)
12h The evolution of antimicrobial resistance in dogs, cats and horses (Alisha Milis – lab at the river AML Antwerp)
12h20 Questions/Answers
12h30 Closing remarks
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Next to keynote presentations provided by renowned experts, the scientific committee will select high quality poster presentations among abstracts submitted.
We welcome abstracts for poster presentations on the following topics (not exhaustive list): antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in animals (mechanisms, spread, ….), antimicrobial stewardship in animals, prevention and control of antimicrobial resistant organisms, impact on public health, animal health and welfare and environment, vaccination, alternatives (pre-, pro- and synbiotics, phages, bacteriocins, ...), …
Abstract submission is possible until Monday, June 9, 2025.
Your abstract should not exceed 1 page (A4) length and should be sent as a .pdf form to the e-mail address info@amcra.be
Please submit your abstract in English.
Also the scientific committee is happy to announce that this year prices will be assigned to the two best posters.
We are looking forward to receive your contribution and to meet you in Brussels on June 20th!
The scientific committee
Prof Dominiek Maes (UGent), Prof Damien Thiry (ULiège), Dr. Cécile Boland (Sciensano), Dr. Wannes Vanderhaeghe (AMCRA), Dr. Bénédicte Callens (AMCRA), Dr. Fabiana Dal Pozzo (AMCRA)
In collaboration with:
