10.03.2010

Following the growing concern about the prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL)-carrying bacteria in broilers, the Poultry Health Department of the Royal Dutch Society for Veterinary Medicine (KNMvD) urged veterinarians to stop using cephalosporins in poultry.
In Europe there is no maximum residue limit (MRL) for cephalosporins in poultry (KNMvD).