Can improved farm biosecurity reduce the need for antimicrobials in food animals? A scoping review

P Dhaka, I Chantziaras, D Vijay, JS Bedi, I Makovska… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Limited and judicious antimicrobial usage (AMU) is considered the key to saving the
success of human and veterinary medicine in treating infections. With the limited alternatives …

Linking animal welfare and antibiotic use in pig farming—A review

R Albernaz-Gonçalves, G Olmos Antillón, MJ Hötzel - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Minimising stress in intensive pig farms is paramount to raising
immunocompetent pigs. This entails providing the pigs with living conditions (from birth to …

Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse

JW Kariuki, J Jacobs, MP Ngogang… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2023 - Springer
Background Antibiotic resistance is a global concern threatening achievements in health
care since the discovery of antibiotics. In Kenya, this topic remains understudied in a context …

Antibiotic use in European pig production: less is more

J Dewulf, P Joosten, I Chantziaras, E Bernaerdt… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The goal of this study is to describe the current use of antibiotics in the European pig
industry based on an extensive literature review. To achieve this, an overview of results from …

mcr-Colistin Resistance Genes Mobilized by IncX4, IncHI2, and IncI2 Plasmids in Escherichia coli of Pigs and White Stork in Spain

L Migura-Garcia, JJ González-López… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Colistin has become the last-line antimicrobial for the treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR)
Enterobacterales in human medicine. To date, several colistin resistance genes have been …

[HTML][HTML] What is a biosecurity measure? A definition proposal for animal production and linked processing operations

N Huber, M Andraud, EL Sassu, C Prigge… - One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
While biosecurity, a central component of the One Health concept, is clearly defined, a
harmonized definition of the term´ biosecurity measure´(BSM) is missing. In turn, particularly …

Antimicrobial resistance in commensal Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. is influenced by production system, antimicrobial use, and biosecurity measures on …

O Mencía-Ares, H Argüello, H Puente… - Porcine health …, 2021 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat consequence of
antimicrobial use (AMU) in human and animal medicine. In food-producing animals factors …

Comparing farm biosecurity and antimicrobial use in high-antimicrobial-consuming broiler and pig farms in the Belgian–Dutch border region

N Caekebeke, FJ Jonquiere, M Ringenier… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
As antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide problem, threatening both livestock and public
health, understanding the drivers for resistance in different settings and countries is …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring pig farmers 'decision-making concerning biosecurity measures against African swine fever

L Klein, S Hessling-Zeinen, F Adler, U Gerdes… - Preventive veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract African Swine Fever (ASF) is a growing threat to the German pig production sector.
Rigorous biosecurity measures can prevent the introduction of ASF in domestic pig farms …

Antimicrobial use, biosecurity, herd characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance in indicator Escherichia coli in ten Finnish pig farms

J Yun, J Muurinen, S Nykäsenoja… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated connections between antimicrobial use (AMU), biosecurity, and the
numbers of pigs and staff in ten Finnish farrow-to-finish herds. Data on AMU in each herd …