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dc.contributor.authorO’Neill, Lorcan
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues da Costa, Maria
dc.contributor.authorLeonard, Finola C
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, James
dc.contributor.authorCalderón Díaz, Julia A
dc.contributor.authorMcCutcheon, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorManzanilla, Edgar G
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-22T12:32:34Z
dc.date.available2021-12-22T12:32:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-12
dc.identifier.citationO’Neill, L., Rodrigues da Costa, M., Leonard, F.C. et al. Quantification, description and international comparison of antimicrobial use on Irish pig farms. Porc Health Manag 6, 30 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-020-00166-yen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-020-00166-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2733
dc.descriptionPeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background There is concern that the use of antimicrobials in livestock production has a role in the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in animals and humans. Consequently, there are increasing efforts to reduce antimicrobial use (AMU) in agriculture. As the largest consumer of veterinary antimicrobials in several countries, the pig sector is a particular focus of these efforts. Data on AMU in pig production in Ireland are lacking. This study aimed to quantify AMU on Irish pig farms, to identify the major patterns of use employed and to compare the results obtained to those from other published reports and studies. Results Antimicrobial use data for 2016 was collected from 67 Irish pig farms which represented c. 35% of national production. The combined sample population consumed 14.5 t of antimicrobial by weight of active ingredient suggesting that the pig sector accounted for approximately 40% of veterinary AMU in Ireland in 2016. At farm level, median AMU measured in milligram per population correction unit (mg/PCU) was 93.9 (range: 1.0–1196.0). When measured in terms of treatment incidence (TI200), median AMU was 15.4 (range: 0.2–169.2). Oral treatments accounted for 97.5% of all AMU by weight of active ingredient and were primarily administered via medicated feed to pigs in the post weaning stages of production. AMU in Irish pig production in 2016 was higher than results obtained from the national reports of Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and France but lower than the United Kingdom. Conclusions Pig production in Ireland is an important consumer of veterinary antimicrobials. The quantities and patterns of AMU on Irish pig farms are comparable to pig production in other European countries but higher than some countries with more advanced AMU reduction strategies. This AMU is characterised by a high proportion of prophylactic use and is primarily administered to pigs post weaning via medicated feed. Further studies to better understand the reasons for AMU on Irish pig farms and strategies to improve health among weaner pigs will be of benefit in the effort to reduce AMU.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed Centralen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPorcine Health Management;
dc.subjectAntimicrobial useen_US
dc.subjectpigen_US
dc.subjectIrelanden_US
dc.titleQuantification, description and international comparison of antimicrobial use on Irish pig farmsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2020-10-18T03:15:38Z
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-020-00166-y
dc.contributor.sponsorDepartment of Agriculture Food and the Marineen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber15 S 676en_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-12-22T12:32:35Z


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