Porcine Health Management

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Veterinary Public Health

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The relationship between antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance and health and biosecurity status in Canadian growfinish swine herds

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to public health. The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) is a national integrated program dedicated to the collection, integration, analysis, and communication of trends in antimicrobial use (AMU) and AMR in selected bacteria from humans, animals, and food sources across Canada.
Type
Abstract
Year
2016
Topic
Veterinary Public Health

Impact of vaccination on the consumption of antimicrobials in Danish weaners, 2013

The development of antimicrobial resistance due to use of antimicrobials (AM) in livestock production is increasingly causing public concern. Vaccination might be an alternative to use of AM in some instances. One hypothesis could be that herds that purchase vaccines use them to prevent disease and consequently have lower AM consumption than herds purchasing fewer or no vaccines against these pathogens.
Type
Abstract
Year
2016
Topic
Veterinary Public Health

Salmonella spp. infection in piglets from Salmonella-positive breeding holdings

The dynamic of pig salmonellosis during the first weeks of life is barely known. Studies suggest that Salmonella prevalence is very low as the percentage of shedders is low (<9%), but they are usually based on analyses of a small amount of fecal matter, which yield poor diagnostic sensitivity. Thus the true prevalence of infection is unknown, and therefore the potential of these young pigs to become shedders.
Type
Abstract
Year
2016
Topic
Veterinary Public Health