Abstract
Food-producing animals throughout the world are likely to be exposed to antimicrobial (AM) treatment. The crossover in AM use between human and veterinary medicine raises concerns that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may spread from food-producing animals to humans, driving the need for further understanding of how AMs are used in livestock practice as well as stakeholder beliefs relating to their use. A Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) was used to collate research on AM use published in peer-reviewed journals between 2000 and 2016. Forty-eight papers were identified and reviewed. The summary of findings highlights a number of issues regarding current knowledge of the use of AMs in food-producing animals and explores the attitudes of interested parties regarding the reduction of AM use in livestock. Variation between and within countries, production types and individual farms demonstrates the complexity of the challenge involved in monitoring and regulating AM use in animal agriculture. Many factors that could influence the prevalence of AMR in livestock are of concern across all sections of the livestock industry. This REA highlights the potential role not only of farmers and veterinarians but also of other advisors, public pressure and legislation to influence change in the use of AMs in livestock.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 510 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Veterinary Record |
Volume | 181 |
Issue number | 19 |
Early online date | 28 Aug 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2017 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
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Professor Kristen K Reyher
- Bristol Veterinary School - Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology and Population Health, Senior Lecturer in Farm Animal Science
- Bristol Population Health Science Institute
- Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Mathematics and Ecology
- Infection and Immunity
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
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