Swedish antimicrobial regulations and their impact on food animal production

Andreasen, Claire B.; Spickler, Anna R.; Jones, Bernt

doi:10.2460/javma.2005.227.41

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“…Scientists also note the potential benefits associated with using antibiotics in food animals, ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN FOOD ANIMAL BACTERIA including the treatment of disease, improvement of carcass quality, and improvement of feed efficiency (Andreasen et al, 2005). The use of feed-based antimicrobials has consistently been shown to benefit livestock production, increasing the ability of farms to maintain profitable margins (Cromwell et al, 1996;NRC, 1999;Phillips et al, 2004), lowering manure output and thus the effects of animal wastes on the environment (Roth and Kirchgessner, 1993), and lowering animal pathogen loads and carriage of foodborne pathogens in livestock (Kyriakis et al, 1996;Ebner and Mathew, 2000;Rattanatabtimtong et al, 2005).…”

Section: Benefits Of Antibiotic Use In Agriculturementioning

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Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Associated with Food Animals: A United States Perspective of Livestock Production

Mathew

Cissell

Liamthong

2007

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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The use of antimicrobial compounds in food animal production provides demonstrated benefits, including improved animal health, higher production and, in some cases, reduction in foodborne pathogens. However, use of antibiotics for agricultural purposes, particularly for growth enhancement, has come under much scrutiny, as it has been shown to contribute to the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria of human significance. The transfer of antibiotic resistance genes and selection for resistant bacteria can occur through a variety of mechanisms, which may not always be linked to specific antibiotic use. Prevalence data may provide some perspective on occurrence and changes in resistance over time; however, the reasons are diverse and complex. Much consideration has been given this issue on both domestic and international fronts, and various countries have enacted or are considering tighter restrictions or bans on some types of antibiotic use in food animal production. In some cases, banning the use of growth-promoting antibiotics appears to have resulted in decreases in prevalence of some drug resistant bacteria; however, subsequent increases in animal morbidity and mortality, particularly in young animals, have sometimes resulted in higher use of therapeutic antibiotics, which often come from drug families of greater relevance to human medicine. While it is clear that use of antibiotics can over time result in significant pools of resistance genes among bacteria, including human pathogens, the risk posed to humans by resistant organisms from farms and livestock has not been clearly defined. As livestock producers, animal health experts, the medical community, and government agencies consider effective strategies for control, it is critical that science-based information provide the basis for such considerations, and that the risks, benefits, and feasibility of such strategies are fully considered, so that human and animal health can be maintained while at the same time limiting the risks from antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Section: Benefits Of Antibiotic Use In Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Associated with Food Animals: A United States Perspective of Livestock Production

Mathew

Cissell

Liamthong

2007

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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“…au/products/review/completed/virginiamycin.php). However, it has been reported that the withdrawal of antibiotics from animal feedstuffs can lead to reduction of animal productivity and an increase in the incidence of some bacterial diseases (Andreasen et al, 2005). In this regard, replacement compounds for antibiotics are urgently needed and the use of plant extracts in feedstuffs could be used as a strategy to reduce food-borne pathogens including C. jejuni.…”

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Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and five terpenoid compounds against Campylobacter jejuni in pure and mixed culture experiments

Kürekçi

Padmanabha

Bishop-Hurley

et al. 2013

International Journal of Food Microbiology

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“…Although the use of antibiotics in livestock production can lead to an improvement in feed efficiency and carcass quality (Andreasen et al 2005), the indiscriminate use of antibiotics may select for drug-resistant zoonotic pathogens. Antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been detected in the air, groundwater, and soil around farms, and on retail meat (Smith et al 2005).…”

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The Human/Animal Interface: Emergence and Resurgence of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Greger

2007

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

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Emerging infectious diseases, most of which are considered zoonotic in origin, continue to exact a significant toll on society. The origins of major human infectious diseases are reviewed and the factors underlying disease emergence explored. Anthropogenic changes, largely in land use and agriculture, are implicated in the apparent increased frequency of emergence and re-emergence of zoonoses in recent decades. Special emphasis is placed on the pathogen with likely the greatest zoonotic potential, influenza virus A.

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Swedish antimicrobial regulations and their impact on food animal production

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Associated with Food Animals: A United States Perspective of Livestock Production

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Associated with Food Animals: A United States Perspective of Livestock Production

Antimicrobial activity of essential oils and five terpenoid compounds against Campylobacter jejuni in pure and mixed culture experiments

The Human/Animal Interface: Emergence and Resurgence of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

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