Biosecurity and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in animal agricultural settings for reducing infection burden, antibiotic use, and antibiotic …

CEP Jimenez, S Keestra, P Tandon… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Prevention and control of infections across the One Health spectrum is essential for
improving antibiotic use and addressing the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance …

Alternatives to antimicrobial treatment in bovine mastitis therapy: a review

D Tomanić, M Samardžija, Z Kovačević - Antibiotics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Despite preventive and therapeutic measures, mastitis continues to be the most prevalent
health problem in dairy herds. Considering the risks associated with antibiotic therapy, such …

Reducing antimicrobial usage in pig production without jeopardizing production parameters

M Postma, W Vanderhaeghen… - Zoonoses and public …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial usage (AMU) has been described to be high in pig production. Although
farmers are aware of the high usage, little is known about intervention to improve the …

Estimation of productive losses caused by withdrawal of antibiotic growth promoter from pig diets–Meta-analysis

KM Cardinal, I Andretta, MK Silva, TB Stefanello… - Scientia …, 2021‏ - SciELO Brasil
This study was designed to simulate productive and economic losses due to the withdrawal
of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) from pig diets. Articles that compared diets with AGP …

[HTML][HTML] Scoring biosecurity in European conventional broiler production

T Van Limbergen, J Dewulf, M Klinkenberg… - Poultry Science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Good biosecurity procedures are crucial for healthy animal production. The aim of this study
was to quantify the level of biosecurity on conventional broiler farms in Europe, following a …

Farm-economic analysis of reducing antimicrobial use whilst adopting improved management strategies on farrow-to-finish pig farms

C Rojo-Gimeno, M Postma, J Dewulf… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Due to increasing public health concerns that food animals could be reservoirs for antibiotic
resistant organisms, calls for reduced current antibiotic use on farms are growing …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella isolated from poultry farms in southeastern United States

CG Velasquez, KS Macklin, S Kumar, M Bailey… - Poultry science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Salmonella spp. are among the most common foodborne pathogens, and increase in the
occurrence of antimicrobial drug-resistant Salmonella poses a severe risk to public health …

Farmer behavior and gastrointestinal nematodes in ruminant livestock—uptake of sustainable control approaches

F Vande Velde, J Charlier… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections are a common constraint in pasture-based herds
and cause a decrease in animal health, productivity and farm profitability. Current control …

The biosecurity status and its associations with production and management characteristics in farrow-to-finish pig herds

M Postma, A Backhans, L Collineau, S Loesken… - Animal, 2016‏ - cambridge.org
Disease prevention through biosecurity measures is believed to be an important factor for
improvement of the overall health status in animal production. This study aimed at assessing …