Antimicrobial Usage in Animal Production: A Review of the Literature with a Focus on Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Antimicrobial use (AMU) in animal production is a key contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide. As consumption of animal protein and associated animal production is forecast to increase markedly over coming years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), accurate monitoring of AMU...

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Published in:Antibiotics (Basel) 2018-08, Vol.7 (3), p.75
Main Authors: Cuong, Nguyen V, Padungtod, Pawin, Thwaites, Guy, Carrique-Mas, Juan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Animal production
Animal protein
Animal species
Animals
Antibiotics
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antimicrobial agents
Antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial use
Cattle
Chickens
Dairy cattle
Drug dosages
Drug resistance
Economic forecasting
Farms
Food
Food sources
Hogs
Income
Literature reviews
Livestock
Low income groups
Meat
metrics
pigs
Poultry
Proteins
R&D
Research & development
Review
Search engines
Studies
Surveillance
Swine
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Summary:Antimicrobial use (AMU) in animal production is a key contributor to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide. As consumption of animal protein and associated animal production is forecast to increase markedly over coming years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), accurate monitoring of AMU has become imperative. We summarized data from 89 scientific studies reporting AMU data in animal production published in English since 1998, identified through the 'ISI Web of Knowledge' search engine. The aims were as follows: (a) to describe methodologies and metrics used to quantify AMU; (b) to summarize qualitative (on-farm prevalence of use) and quantitative (amounts of antimicrobial active principle) data, in order to identify food animal species at the highest risk of AMU; and (c) to highlight data gaps from LMICs. Only 17/89 (19.1%) studies were conducted in LMICs. Sixty (67.3%) reported quantitative data use, with 'daily doses per animal-time' being the most common metric. AMU was greatest in chickens (138 doses/1000 animal-days [inter quartile range (IQR) 91.1⁻438.3]), followed by swine (40.2 [IQR 8.5⁻120.4]), and dairy cattle (10.0 [IQR 5.5⁻13.6]). However, per kg of meat produced, AMU was highest in swine, followed by chickens and cattle. Our review highlights a large deficit of data from LMICs, and provides a reference for comparison with further surveillance and research initiatives aiming to reduce AMU in animal production globally.
ISSN:2079-6382
2079-6382
DOI:10.3390/antibiotics7030075