Survey of perceptions and attitudes of an international group of veterinarians regarding antibiotic use and resistance on dairy cattle farms

Llanos-Soto, Sebastián; Vezeau, Neil; Wemette, Michelle; Bulut, Ece; Safi, Amelia Greiner; Moroni, P.; Shapiro, Michael A.; Ivanek, Renata

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105253

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“…This is not surprising because farmers sourced most of their advice from their veterinarians (Fig1 and 3). This finding is consistent with previous studies in New Zealand [10], the UK [29], the USA [30,31] and Italy [32]. Additionally, farmers identified the livestock industry as the second most trusted source for advice.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Studies have shown that suboptimal herd management could increase livestock susceptibility to bacterial infections and disease [30,33,34]. Veterinarians believe that improving herd and environmental management could help farmers reduce the dependence on AMU thereby reducing disease by preventative means [32]. In this study, dairy farmers chose lameness (81%) and metritis/endometritis (73%) as diseases where management practices were effective (Fig 1) compared to sheep farmers who chose lameness (53%) and scours (41%).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The leading cause of culling cows is clinical mastitis [36]. Studies have shown that time limitations during a veterinary consult and lack of farmer interest in the subject is some of the drivers for poor disease management on farms [32,37]. In the study population, the time limiting factor was unlikely to be an issue because farmers have free access to their key veterinarian.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Evaluating Farmer Attitudes and Knowledge on Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Dairy and Sheep Farms in New Zealand

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This work examines dairy and sheep farmer attitudes toward antimicrobial use (AMU) in New Zealand. There is increasing public demand on livestock producers to reduce AMU in livestock. The demand stems from concerns about potential antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that could originate from food animals. There is limited practical data on farmer knowledge of AMU. An electronic survey was sent to dairy (n= 378) and sheep farmers (n= 551). Seventy-six dairy farmers (20%, n=76/378) returned the survey. Dairy farmers (69%) showed low levels of concern about antimicrobial resistance and awareness of the need to reduce AMU. Additionally, 76% of dairy farmers didn’t think it was possible to reduce AMU. Thirty-nine sheep farmers (7%, 39/551) returned the survey. 76% of sheep farmers were supportive of restricted use of AMU. The dairy and sheep farmers sourced most of the advice from veterinarians (&gt;90%), the livestock industry (&gt;80%) and their colleagues (&gt;70%). This study shows that farmers showed varied concerns about AMR and AMU. Moreover, sheep farmers were more amenable to increased restriction on AMU than dairy farmers. This study suggests that knowledge gaps in farmers may best be filled by veterinarian input.

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Evaluating Farmer Attitudes and Knowledge on Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Dairy and Sheep Farms in New Zealand

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“…A very low percentage (20%) of our respondents had protocols for prescribing antibiotics in their practices compared to more than half of Nigerian respondents [ 40 ] and more than half of veterinarians’ clients from international research [ 46 ]. Nevertheless, 87.3% of our veterinarians promisingly thought that those protocols should exist.…”

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confidence: 99%

Farm Animal Veterinarians’ Knowledge and Attitudes toward Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the Republic of Serbia

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most prevalent global health issues in both veterinarian and human medicine. This complex problem requires a “One Health” approach with the cooperation of all healthcare sectors, as well as agriculture, finance, and consumers. We conducted a survey with the objective to assess the knowledge and attitudes of farm animal veterinarians toward AMR and antimicrobial use in the Republic of Serbia with a small focus on mastitis therapy. A total of 110 respondents completed the questionnaire, which represents a response rate of 27.3%. The majority of our respondents (n = 102, 92.7%) completely agreed that AMR currently represents severe concern in the health sector. Unfortunately, less than one-third (n = 34, 30.9%) of the respondents had only heard about antimicrobial stewardship. Participants showed a positive attitude toward prudent antimicrobial use and were open to solutions to the AMR crisis. We noticed a certain gap between farm veterinarians’ desire to improve and perform better in daily practice, while at the same time feeling like they did not have enough guidance, help, and resources.

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“…For example, in January 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finished implementing Guidance for Industry #213, eliminating the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion. In the European Union, the implementation of new guidelines, such as Regulation (EU) 2019/6, are focused to promote the rational use of antibacterials in the veterinary field [45].…”

Section: Veterinary Medicine and Food-producing Animalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occurrence and Effects of Antimicrobials Drugs in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Currently, thanks to the development of sensitive analytical techniques, the presence of different emerging pollutants in aquatic ecosystems has been evidenced; however, most of them have not been submitted to any regulation so far. Among emerging contaminants, antimicrobials have received particular attention in recent decades, mainly due to the concerning development of antibiotic resistance observed in bacteria, but little is known about the toxicological and ecological impact that antimicrobials can have on aquatic ecosystems. Their high consumption in human and veterinary medicine, food-producing animals and aquaculture, as well as persistence and poor absorption have caused antimicrobials to be discharged into receiving waters, with or without prior treatment, where they have been detected at ng-mg L−1 levels with the potential to cause effects on the various organisms living within aquatic systems. This review presents the current knowledge on the occurrence of antimicrobials in aquatic ecosystems, emphasizing their occurrence in different environmental matrixes and the effects on aquatic organisms (cyanobacteria, microalgae, invertebrates and vertebrates).

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Survey of perceptions and attitudes of an international group of veterinarians regarding antibiotic use and resistance on dairy cattle farms

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References 45 publications

Evaluating Farmer Attitudes and Knowledge on Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Dairy and Sheep Farms in New Zealand

Evaluating Farmer Attitudes and Knowledge on Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Dairy and Sheep Farms in New Zealand

Farm Animal Veterinarians’ Knowledge and Attitudes toward Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the Republic of Serbia

Occurrence and Effects of Antimicrobials Drugs in Aquatic Ecosystems

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