Antimicrobial usage in animal production: a review of the literature with a focus on low-and middle-income countries

NV Cuong, P Padungtod, G Thwaites, JJ Carrique-Mas - Antibiotics, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

Colistin use and colistin resistance in bacteria from animals

I Kempf, E Jouy, C Chauvin - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2016 - Elsevier
Colistin has been used in veterinary medicine for decades, mainly for the prevention and
treatment of Enterobacteriaceae infections. However, data regarding colistin resistance in …

Towards a bottom-up understanding of antimicrobial use and resistance on the farm: A knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey across livestock systems in five …

MA Caudell, A Dorado-Garcia, S Eckford, C Creese… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The nutritional and economic potentials of livestock systems are compromised by the
emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. A major driver of resistance is the misuse …

Antimicrobial use in extensive smallholder livestock farming systems in Ethiopia: knowledge, attitudes, and practices of livestock keepers

BA Gemeda, K Amenu, U Magnusson… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat, and inappropriate
antimicrobial use (AMU) in food animal production can contribute to the global burden of …

The impacts of animal health service providers on antimicrobial use attitudes and practices: an examination of poultry layer farmers in Ghana and Kenya

K Afakye, S Kiambi, E Koka, E Kabali, A Dorado-Garcia… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
International organizations and governments have argued that animal health service
providers can play a vital role in limiting antimicrobial resistance by promoting the prudent …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial usage by pastoralists in food animals in North-central Nigeria: The associated socio-cultural drivers for antimicrobials misuse and public health …

NB Alhaji, TO Isola - One Health, 2018 - Elsevier
Antimicrobials are used to maintain good health and productivity of food animals. Misuse of
antibiotics in livestock contributes to development of antimicrobial resistance, an emerging …

Understanding antimicrobial use contexts in the poultry sector: challenges for small-scale layer farms in Kenya

S Kiambi, R Mwanza, A Sirma, C Czerniak, T Kimani… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The poultry sector contributes significantly to Kenya's food and economic security. This
contribution is expected to rise dramatically with a growing population, urbanization, and …

Assessment of drivers of antimicrobial use and resistance in poultry and domestic pig farming in the Msimbazi river basin in Tanzania

ZI Kimera, G Frumence, LEG Mboera, M Rweyemamu… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Uncontrolled use of drugs both in humans and animals coupled with environmental
contamination exacerbate the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. This …

Prevalence and traits of mobile colistin resistance gene harbouring isolates from different ecosystems in Africa

MU Anyanwu, COR Okpala, KF Chah… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mobile colistin resistance (mcr) gene threatens the efficacy of colistin (COL), a last‐line
antibiotic used in treating deadly infections. For more than six decades, COL is used in …

Multidrug-Resistant, Including Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamase-Producing and Quinolone-Resistant, Escherichia coli Isolated from Poultry and Domestic Pigs in …

ZI Kimera, FX Mgaya, G Misinzo, SE Mshana… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
We determined the phenotypic profile of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli isolated
from 698 samples (390 and 308 from poultry and domestic pigs, respectively). In total, 562 …