This review assesses the evidence for patterns of antibiotic use in pig on the basis of papers
published in peer-reviewed journals in English between 2000 and 2017. Thirty-six articles …

Antimicrobial agents, especially antibacterial agents, are used throughout the world, across
a diverse array of extensive and intensive livestock production systems, to protect the health …

Antimicrobial use (AMU) in animal production is a key contributor to antimicrobial resistance
(AMR) worldwide. As consumption of animal protein and associated animal production is …

Highlights•Antibiotics are used extensively in the swine industry.•Pigs can be a source of
antibiotic resistant organisms that impact on human health.•Extended spectrum β-lactamase …

Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Acinetobacter spp. are important human pathogens.
Serious infections due to these organisms are usually treated with extended-spectrum …

Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype (RT) 014 is well-established in both human and porcine
populations in Australia, raising the possibility that C. difficile infection (CDI) may have a …

To be able to analyze the relationship between the level of resistance and the use of
antimicrobials, it is necessary to collect detailed data on antimicrobial usage. For this …

Colistin, a cationic polypeptide antibiotic, has reappeared in human medicine as a last-line
treatment option for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB). Colistin is …

Colistin is a member of cationic polypeptide antibiotics known as polymyxins. It is widely
used in animal husbandry, plant cultivation, animal and human medicine and is increasingly …

Porcine faecal waste is a serious environmental pollutant. Carriage of antimicrobial-
resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence-associated genes (VAGs), and the zoonotic …