Farmer perceptions of dairy farm antibiotic use and transport pathways as determinants of contaminant loads to the environment

Understanding Antibiotic Resistance as a Perceived Threat towards Dairy Cattle through Beliefs and Practices: A Survey-Based Study of Dairy Farmers

“…We hypothesize that this may be because (i) antibiotic resistance is not a tangible problem that they see affecting their day-to-day practices, and (ii) their antibiotic treatments usually work, especially when making culture-based treatment decisions, so they may feel that antibiotics not working due to resistance pathogens is not something that would affect them directly. This is in agreement with another interview study of New York dairy farmers, where some farmers expressed that when they do use antibiotics, they work well, so they do not feel antibiotic resistance is a threat to their operation [ 16 ]. Concluding from our results, it appears that among New York dairy farmers, there is room for education on the importance of prudent antibiotic use as it relates to the health of their cattle and potentially broader public health implications, as varying levels of antibiotic resistance within mastitis pathogens have been reported in dairy cattle both internationally in Canada and India and within the US [ 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

An overview on mastitis-associated Escherichia coli: Pathogenicity, host immunity and the use of alternative therapies

“…Son conscientes que la carne y leche tiene trazas de antibióticos. Sin embargo, no saben la importancia de los animales muertos en las haciendas que se descomponen en el suelo y son portadores de antibióticos y, por consiguiente, deben tener un manejo especial (33).…”