Comparison of two methods for collecting antimicrobial usage in large dairy farms in Ohio and California

Authors

  • R. Portillo-Gonzalez Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
  • A. Garzon-Audor Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • R. Pereira Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616
  • G. Habing Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20238954

Abstract

Quantification of on-farm antimicrobial use (AMU) is critical to correlate with patterns of antimicrobial resistance, surveil­lance programs and formulate interventions to optimize its use. Prior studies have used the empty drug container (EDC) method to quantify AMU; however, the method is labor-intensive and time-consuming. Therefore, this study aimed to compare it against farm treatment records (FTR) as a reliable method to collect on-farm AMU. We hypothesized a low level of agreement in on-farm treatment incidence (TI) obtained between these 2 different collection methods.

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Published

2024-05-10

Issue

No. 56 (2023): 2023 Annual Conference Proceedings

Section

Research Summaries