Food chain information for broilers, pigs and bovines in Europe: Comparison of report forms and definitions of the relevant period for reporting treatments with veterinary medicinal products with withdrawal periods

Li, Ting-Ting; Meemken, Diana; Antunovic, Boris; Nesbakken, Truls; Langforth, Susann

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.110054

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“…From the opposite perspective, Pessoa et al [ 35 ] explored the potential of incorporating on-farm animal-based welfare outcomes and AMU data within the Food Chain Information (FCI) to better predict organ lesions at slaughter, finding that the number of antimicrobial treatments may contribute to predicting both pneumonia and pleuritis. The FCI, which must accompany animals intended for slaughter in accordance with Regulation CE 2004/853, is a key tool for the implementation of an efficient risk-based meat safety assurance system, but its full potential is still not being realized due to shortcomings in its implementation [ 46 , 47 ]. It is essential to educate farmers and herd veterinarians on the importance of providing the slaughterhouse with more complete and significant information, which is needed to rationalize control actions and better protect consumer health.…”

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An Integrated Analysis of Abattoir Lung Lesion Scores and Antimicrobial Use in Italian Heavy Pig Finishing Farms

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Ghidini,

Romeo

et al. 2024

Animals

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Respiratory diseases significantly affect intensive pig finishing farms, causing production losses and increased antimicrobial use (AMU). Lesion scoring at slaughter has been recognized as a beneficial practice to evaluate herd management. The integrated analysis of abattoir lesion scores and AMU data could improve decision-making by providing feedback to veterinarians and farmers on the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments, thus rationalizing their use. This study compared lung and pleural lesion scores collected at Italian pig slaughterhouses with on-farm AMU, estimated through a treatment index per 100 days (TI100). Overall, 24,752 pig carcasses, belonging to 236 batches from 113 finishing farms, were inspected. Bronchopneumonia and chronic pleuritis were detected in 55% and 48% of the examined pigs, respectively. Antimicrobials were administered in 97% of the farms during the six months prior to slaughter (median TI100 = 5.2), notwithstanding compliance with the mandatory withdrawal period. EMA category B (critical) antimicrobials were administered in 15.2% of cases (median TI100 = 0.06). The lung score was not associated with the total AMU, but significant, positive associations were found with the past use of critical antimicrobials (p = 0.041) and macrolides (p = 0.044). This result highlights the potential of abattoir lung lesion monitoring to rationalize antimicrobial stewardship efforts, contributing to AMU reduction.

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confidence: 99%