ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Antibiotic Use in Alpine Dairy Farms and Its Relation to Biosecurity and Animal Welfare.
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- Biosecurity governance and on-farm implementation in the European livestock sector: regulatory heterogeneity, assessment tools and evidence gaps - A scoping review.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- The Economic Implications of Phasing Out Pig Tail Docking: A Pilot Study in Italy.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- From Herd Health to Public Health: Digital Tools for Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Dairy Farms.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assessing the impact of biosecurity practices and animal welfare in small-scale mountain dairy farming.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Regional-Scale Analysis of Antimicrobial Usage in Smallholder Cattle Herds (Aosta Valley, Italy): Why Surveillance Matters.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Situation Analysis and Recommendations for the Biosecurity Status of Dairy Farms in Punjab, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Development of a Training Strategy Aimed at Increasing Veterinarians' Awareness of the Proper Use of Antibiotics on Rabbit Farms.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Can Improved Farm Biosecurity Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials in Food Animals? A Scoping Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The quantification of antimicrobial usage (AMU) in food-producing animals can help identify AMU risk factors, thereby enhancing appropriate stewardship policies and strategies for a more rational use. AMU in a sample of 34 farms in the Province of Trento (north-eastern Italy) from 2018 to 2020 was expressed as defined daily doses for animals per population correction unit according to European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption guidelines (DDDvet) and according to Italian guidelines (DDDAit). A retrospective analysis was carried out to test the effects of several husbandry practices on AMU. Overall, the average AMU ranged between 6.5 DDDAit in 2018 and 5.2 DDDAit in 2020 (corresponding to 9 and 7 DDDvet, respectively), showing a significant trend of decrement (-21.3%). Usage of the highest priority critically important antimicrobials (HPCIA) was reduced by 83% from 2018 to 2020. Quarantine management, available space, water supply, animals' cleanliness and somatic cell count had no significant association with AMU. Rather, farms with straw-bedded cubicles had lower AMU levels than those with mattresses and concrete floors (
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