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Associations among antimicrobial drug treatments and antimicrobial resistance of fecal Escherichia coli of swine on 34 farrow-to-finish farms in Ontario, Canada

Dunlop, R.H, McEwen, S.A, Meek, A.H, Clarke, R.C, Black, W.D, Friendship, R.M·1998·Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Abstract

Logistic regression was used to model associations between antimicrobial treatment and resistance among fecal Escherichia coli of finisher pigs at the farm level. Four sets of potential risk factors representing different levels of refinement of antimicrobial use on farms were modelled on resistance to antimicrobials. Final models for each antimicrobial were constructed from treatment and management variables significant on initial screening, and corrections for overdispersion were made. In general, in-feed antimicrobial treatment of pigs was more consistently associated with an increased risk of resistance than individual-animal treatment. Antimicrobial treatment in starter rations was significant in final models of resistance to ampicillin, carbadox, nitrofurantoin, sulfisoxizole, and tetracycline. Treatment in grower-finisher rations was significantly associated with resistance to ampicillin, spectinomycin, sulfisoxizole, and tetracycline. There was little evidence that in-feed antimicrobials increased the risk of resistance to gentamicin, which is a drug used only for individual-pig treatment in this study population. These results suggest that antimicrobial medication of rations of post-weaning pigs selects for and maintains antimicrobial resistance among E. coli of finisher pigs. Although resistance was common on farms that did not medicate rations of post-weaning pigs, the results indicate that antimicrobial use does increase the risk of resistance to the antimicrobials studied.

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Authors
Dunlop, R. H., McEwen, S. A., Meek, A. H., Clarke, R. C., Black, W. D., & Friendship, R. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Guelph (CA)
  • Health Canada (CA)
Corresponding author
McEwen, S.A
Venue
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998-03
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
283-305
ISSN
0167-5877 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2049413527
Cited by
109
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
Keywords
antimicrobial resistance, Escherichia coli, pigs, fattening pigs, antimicrobial therapy, risk factors, ampicillin, tetracycline, carbadox, nitrofurantoin, spectinomycin, gentamicin, farrow-to-finish farms, Ontario
MeSH terms
Animals, Animal Husbandry, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli Infections, Models, Theoretical, Ontario, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Swine, Swine Diseases

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