scholarly journals Avian Scavengers as Bioindicators of Antibiotic Resistance Due to Livestock Farming Intensification

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3620
Author(s):  
Guillermo Blanco ◽  
Luis M. Bautista
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Resistance ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Commercial Application ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Antibiotic Residues ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Food Animal ◽  
Wintering Areas ◽  
Milvus Milvus

Industrial food animal production uses huge amounts of antibiotics worldwide. Livestock, their excreta used for manure and meat subproducts not intended for human consumption can all play important roles in the transmission of bacterial resistance to wildlife. Vultures and other scavengers can be directly exposed to active antibiotics ingested while feeding on livestock carcasses. This study evaluates whether bacterial resistance in the red kite (Milvus milvus) differs between two wintering areas selected based on patent differences in farming practices—particularly in the industrial production of food animals (primarily swine and poultry) vs. scarce and declining sheep herding. The results support the hypothesis that intensification in food animal production is associated with increased bacterial multidrug resistance in wildlife. Resistance was positively correlated with time elapsed since the beginning of the commercial application of each antibiotic in human and veterinary medicine, with clear differences depending on farming intensification between areas. Monitoring programs are encouraged to use red kites and other avian scavengers as valuable sentinels of contamination by antibiotics and clinically relevant resistant pathogens from livestock operations of variable intensities. Farms authorized for supplementary feeding of threatened scavengers should avoid supplying carcasses with active antibiotic residues to avoid bacterial resistance in scavenger wildlife.

scholarly journals Illustrative examples of probable transfer of resistance determinants from food animals to humans: Streptothricins, glycopeptides, and colistin

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hattie E. Webb ◽  
Frederick J. Angulo ◽  
Sophie A. Granier ◽  
H. Morgan Scott ◽  
Guy H. Loneragan
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Resistance ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Antimicrobial Use ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Resistance Determinants ◽  
Food Animal ◽  
Food Animals

Use, overuse, and misuse of antimicrobials contributes to selection and dissemination of bacterial resistance determinants that may be transferred to humans and constitute a global public health concern. Because of the continued emergence and expansion of antimicrobial resistance, combined with the lack of novel antimicrobial agents, efforts are underway to preserve the efficacy of current available life-saving antimicrobials in humans. As a result, uses of medically important antimicrobials in food animal production have generated debate and led to calls to reduce both antimicrobial use and the need for use. This manuscript, commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to help inform the development of the WHO guidelines on the use of medically important antimicrobials in food animals, includes three illustrations of antimicrobial use in food animal production that has contributed to the selection—and subsequent transfer—of resistance determinants from food animals to humans. Herein, antimicrobial use and the epidemiology of bacterial resistance are described for streptothricins, glycopeptides, and colistin. Taken together, these historical and current narratives reinforce the need for actions that will preserve the efficacy of antimicrobials.

scholarly journals Detection Of Antibiotic Residues In Chicken Eggs At The Chicken Egg Farmers And Egg Distributors On Trading Business In Denpasar Municipality

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Maria Clafita Witoko ◽  
I Wayan Suardana ◽  
Mas Djok Rudyanto
Keyword(s):  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Antibiotic Usage ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Growth Promoter ◽  
Antibiotic Residues ◽  
Bioassay Method ◽  
Chicken Egg ◽  
Food Animal ◽  
Chicken Eggs

Antibiotic residues often found in food animal due to antibiotic usage for prevention and medication of diseases in livestock. The usage of antibiotics as growth promoter also often done by farmers to increase feed efficiency and enhance livestock’s growth, producing larger and heavier livestock that are more profitable. Food animal that contains antibiotic residues are neither safe nor qualified as human consumption. The objective of this research was to detect antibiotic residues in chicken eggs at chicken egg farmers and egg distributors in Denpasar, Bali. In order to determine antibiotic residues, a total of 24 chicken egg samples were randomly collected from farmers and distributors, followed by testing with bioassay method. The result showed that 13 out of 18 samples collected from farmers and 1 out of 6 samples collected from distributors were tested positive for antibiotic residues. Most of the tested positive samples contained aminoglycosides residue (66.7% on eggs collected from farmers), followed by tetracycline residue (44,4 on farmers egg and 16,7% on distributors egg) and macrolide residue (16,7% on farmers egg).

Evaluation of 27 different biochars for potential sequestration of antibiotic residues in food animal production environments

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon M. Mitchell ◽  
Murugan Subbiah ◽  
Jeffrey L. Ullman ◽  
Craig Frear ◽  
Douglas R. Call
Keyword(s):  
Animal Production ◽  
Antibiotic Residues ◽  
Food Animal ◽  
Production Environments

scholarly journals Seasonal differences in migration strategies of Red Kites (Milvus milvus) wintering in Spain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge García-Macía ◽  
Javier Vidal-Mateo ◽  
Javier De La Puente ◽  
Ana Bermejo ◽  
Rainer Raab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spring Migration ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
Autumn Migration ◽  
Seasonal Differences ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Wintering Areas ◽  
Satellite Transmitters ◽  
Migration Strategies ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
Milvus Milvus

AbstractRed Kite shows a great variability in its migration strategies: most individuals in north-eastern Europe are migrants, but there is also a growing number of sedentary individuals. Here, we tagged 49 Red Kites wintering in Spain with GPS/satellite transmitters between 2013 and 2020 to study the autumn and spring migration between the breeding or summering areas in Central Europe and the wintering quarters in Spain. In first place, differences between immatures and adults were found for spring migration. Adults began the spring migration towards the northeast in February–March while the immature individuals began to migrate significantly later and showing a wider date range (February-June). Adults also takes significantly less days to arrive at their destinations (12 ± 5 days) and cover more distance per day (134.2 ± 37.1 km/day) than immatures (19 ± 11 days and 98.9 ± 21.2 km/day). In second place, we also found differences between spring and autumn migration (excluding immatures). Spring migrations were clearly faster and with less stopovers days than autumn migrations. Autumn migration began between mid-October and late November and two different behaviours were observed: most birds made a quick migration direct to the wintering areas with only some days of stopovers, but others prolonged the migration with long stops along the route. These results highlight a great variation in the migratory movements of Red Kite, not only according to age but also between individuals and seasons.

scholarly journals “Ag-Gag” Laws: Evolution, Resurgence, and Public Health Implications

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 664-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin A. Ceryes ◽  
Christopher D. Heaney
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Public Access ◽  
State Laws ◽  
The Public ◽  
Food Animal ◽  
Health Community ◽  
History Of

The term “ag-gag” refers to state laws that intentionally limit public access to information about agricultural production practices, particularly livestock production. Originally created in the 1990s, these laws have recently experienced a resurgence in state legislatures. We discuss the recent history of ag-gag laws in the United States and question whether such ag-gag laws create a “chilling effect” on reporting and investigation of occupational health, community health, and food safety concerns related to industrial food animal production. We conclude with a discussion of the role of environmental and occupational health professionals to encourage critical evaluation of how ag-gag laws might influence the health, safety, and interests of day-to-day agricultural laborers and the public living proximal to industrial food animal production.

scholarly journals New Infectious Diseases and Industrial Food Animal Production

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1504-1504
Author(s):  
Sally J. Cutler ◽  
Anthony R. Fooks ◽  
Wim H.M. van der Poel
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Food Animal

scholarly journals Antibiotic resistance and residue in chicken, cattle, buffalo and goat meats in different southern districts of Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Bidyut Matubber ◽  
Farzana Islam Rume ◽  
Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh ◽  
Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman ◽  
Mohammad Rohul Amin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Chicken Meat ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Antibiotic Residues ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Resistance Patterns ◽  
Cattle Meat ◽  
Meat Samples ◽  
Controlling Measures ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

The presence of antibiotic residue in chicken and animal meats is a serious threat to human health due to its harmful effects. This study aimed at identifying the antibiotic resistance patterns of the isolates as well as antibiotic residues in chicken, cattle, buffalo and goat meats in different southern districts of Bangladesh. A total of 205 meat samples, including 70 chicken meat, 60 cattle meat, 50 buffalo meat and 25 goat meat were aseptically collected and analysed for the detection of antibiotic residues by thin layer chromatography and the isolates obtained from these samples were subjected to antibiogram study against 16 commonly used antibiotics. The isolates found in this study were Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., Escherichia coli, and Salmonella spp. and their prevalence were 37.5% (77/205), 22.1% (48/205), 29.7% (61/205), 8.7% (19/205), respectively. The isolates showed different degrees of sensitivity to the antibiotics used in the study. The most resistant phenotype was against cefradine, amoxicillin, penicillin, oxytetracycline, erythromycin, and enrofloxacin. 18.5% (38/205) meat samples were found to be positive for antibiotic residues and the highest prevalence was observed in chicken meat compared to other meat types. Overall, the findings of the study suggest that it is important to take controlling measures for the emergence of antibiotic resistance and also for ensuring healthy meats for human consumption. Asian Australas. J. Food Saf. Secur. 2021, 5 (1), 19-26

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