Since 2008，antimicrobial resistance surveillance program of bacteria from food animals has been going on for 8 years. In this article，composition and main contents of the surveillance network were introduced and its process control system was also expounded in detail，which included sample collecting，isolation and identification of bacteria，drug resistance detection as well as analysis of the detection results. With the implementation of this program，some good achievements have been achieved，such as establishing a technology platform for monitoring drug resistance，creating a database possessing independent intellectual property rights，and figuring out the drug resistance situation of bacteria from food animals in China. In view of this situation，solutions to address related problems were proposed consisting of regulating the use of antibiotics and feed additives for livestock，strengthening prescription medicine management，conducting classified management on antibiotics，and continuously monitoring the drug resistance of bacteria in livestock and poultry.