A mixed method approach to analysing patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and resistance in beef farms in Argentina
Overall, Argentine beef feedlots resemble North American beef feedlots in terms of antibiotic practices but with considerably lower usage, with in-feed monensin representing a large proportion of total ABU. The adaptation period presents a challenge to animal health; antibiotics are administered a prophylaxis, metaphylactic and individual treatments depending on farm management practices. Further research into internationally comparable measures of ABU and detailed cost-benefit analysis of practical, on-farm interventions are needed to aid improved antimicrobial stewardship in livestock systems globally.
Authors
- María Laura Galotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6951-5921)
- Guadalupe de Yaniz
- Peers Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-9763)
- Sergio Sánchez Bruni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9598-6786)
- G. Oikonomou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4451-4199)
- Cherrill Bedford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3103-0920)
- Matías Nardello
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1454032
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council