Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources

In collaboration with colleagues at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL), UW COHR has gathered resources for veterinary antimicrobial stewardship from experts around the world and organized them into an easily searchable format. 

Our goal is to enable veterinary clinicians to quickly find decision support tools, guidelines, online training, practice and client resources, and more all in one place. This site is organized into 3 main pages: 

  • Click on the Empiric Guidance page below to find resources to support empiric antimicrobial selection for a given species and condition.
  • Click on the Result Interpretation page below to access resources on how to interpret culture and susceptibility testing results.
  • Click on the General Stewardship page below to find general resources on antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine including some client handouts and practice-level tools.

 

ALL RESOURCES          Empiric Guidance         Result Interpretation         General Stewardship

AABP: AMS Guidelines

Bovine stewardship (beef and dairy)

AAFP/AAHA: AMS Guidelines (2022)

Companion animal stewardship

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

AIDAP: Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines

Detailed guidelines for AMU in dogs and cats

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

ALFA/MLA: Guidelines for the Australian Cattle Feedlot Industry

Guidelines for antimicrobial use in feedlot cattle

AMR Vet Collective: AMS Course

Online course in veterinary antimicrobial stewardship

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

AMR Vet Collective: Practice Resources

Downloadable posters on AMR to share with staff and/or clients

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

AVA/AMA/DA: Guidelines for Dairy Cattle

Guidelines for antimicrobial use

AVMA: AMU Client Resource

Webpage for clients on AMU in vetmed

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

AVMA: Does this cat need antibiotics?

Table with conditions and indications for antimicrobials (membership required)

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

AVMA: Does this dog need antibiotics?

Table with conditions and indications for antimicrobials (membership required)

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

AVMA: FAQs for pet owners

Webpage resource for clients on antimicrobial use and resistance

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

AVMA: Indications for AST in Cats

Overview of indications for culture +/- AST

Cats

Icon
Icon of a cat

AVMA: Indications for AST in Cattle

Overview of indications for culture +/- AST

AVMA: Indications for AST in Dogs

Overview of indications for culture +/- AST

Dogs

Icon
Icon of a dog

BQA: AMS for Beef Producers

Guide for judicious use of antibiotics in beef cattle

Funding

This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and in part by the Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, which is supported by the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Disease Cooperative Agreement through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.