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Is There a Relationship between Antimicrobial Use and Antibiotic Resistance of the Most Common Mastitis Pathogens in Dairy Cows?

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ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12010003

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mastitis; cows; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial use

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The main objective of this study was to quantify antimicrobial use (AMU) on three dairy farms in Serbia and investigate the association between AMU and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in mastitis-associated pathogens. The results confirmed a relationship between the use of common antibiotics in mastitis treatment and AMR of isolated mastitis-associated pathogens, highlighting the importance of this aspect in combating global antimicrobial resistance.
Antimicrobials have had an important impact on animal health and production performance. However, non-prudent antimicrobial use (AMU) in food producing animals is considered to contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with a potential impact on both animal and public health. Considering the global importance of AMR, and the threats and challenges posed by mastitis and mastitis therapy in livestock production, the main objective of this study was to quantify AMU on three dairy farms in Serbia and to examine whether there is an association between AMU and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance of mastitis-associated pathogens. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by the disk diffusion method using causative agents isolated from the milk samples of 247 dairy cows. AMU data were obtained for a one-year period (May 2021 to May 2022) based on antibiotic prescriptions listed in electronic databases kept by farm veterinarians. To estimate antimicrobial drug exposure at the farm level, the veterinary drug Defined Daily Dose was calculated by multiplying the total amount of antibiotic used on the farms during the study period by the quantity of antibiotic in the administered drug and number of original drug packages used. The results on the association between the use of common antibiotics in mastitis treatment and AMR of isolated mastitis-associated pathogens confirm a pattern that could raise awareness of the importance of this aspect of good veterinary and clinical practice to combat the global threat of AMR.

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