Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacterium that colonizes a variety of animal
species [1]. S. aureus infections in animals are most commonly reported as a cause of …

Antibiotic‐resistant pathogens increasingly threaten human health. Widespread application
of antibiotics to animal populations raised for food, including chickens, cattle, and pigs …

This article examines microbial ecologies and industrial ontologies as they unfold in the
animal worlds created by the American factory farm. Based in a hundred-mile radius region …

Relationships in which populations benefit from practices that harm other populations are
environmentally unjust. Environmental injustice commonly occurs due to disparities in …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of severe and often
fatal infections. MRSA epidemics have occurred in waves, whereby a previously successful …

The increasing amount of waste generated globally due to industrialisation and economic
activities require a proper and efficient waste management route. Turning waste to energy …

Livestock-associated bacteria with resistance to two or more antibiotic drug classes have
heightened our awareness for the consequences of antibiotic consumption and spread of …

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is a relatively
recent phenomenon in veterinary medicine. Although in the beginning it was restricted to a …

Pigs have been recognised as a reservoir of livestock associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in Europe, Asia and North America. However, little is …

Background: Antibiotic use in industrial hog operations (IHOs) can support the emergence of
antibiotic-resistant (ABR) Staphylococcus aureus. The extent of ABR S. aureus exposure in …