Plan for the reduction and monitoring of the effects of anthelmintic resistance in ruminants

The "PRESERVE" project addresses the urgent issue of growing resistance of gastrointestinal nematodes to anthelmintics in ruminants, caused by massive and inappropriate drug use. This resistance threatens animal health, farm sustainability, and treatment effectiveness. Coordinated by FiBL France, the consortium brings together 10 partners and involves 101 farms, including 8 agricultural high schools across 12 French departments.

The project aims to:

1. Detect resistances through fecal egg count reduction tests and molecular approaches.
2. Identify, test, and assess innovative on-farm strategies for integrated resistance management.
3. Consolidate and widely disseminate knowledge to systematize monitoring and minimize resistance.

• Établissement national des produits de l'agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)
• CASDAR Connaissance

• Further programmes

• VetAgro Sup / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
• Oniris, France
• Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), France
• École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT) / Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), France
• Antikor, France
• Syndicat National des Groupements Vétérinaires Techniques (SNGVT), France
• Fédération Européenne Vétérinaire des Éleveurs et Coopératives (FEVEC), France
• Groupement de Défense Sanitaire Isère et Puy-de-Dôme (GDS Isère et Puy-de-Dôme), France
• Association Gasconne des Pyrénées, France
• Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL FR), France

• Constancis Caroline (FiBL France)

• Harinck Elina (FiBL France)

Project coordination

• FiBL France