One Health–Antimicrobial Resistance

Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli from Pigs Is Associated with Their Antibiotic Treatments and with Resistance in E. coli from Their Dams

Authors: A. Käsbohrer (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) , A. Rotalksi (Bavarian Animal Health Services) , B.-A. Tenhagen (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) , E. Burow (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) , J. Harlizius (Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia)

Abstract

A recent European study involving nine countries showed that 88 % of pig production batches receive antibiotics during their life, mainly beta-lactams, polymyxins, tetracyclines and macrolides (Sarrazin et al. 2018, JAC). The purpose of our German longitudinal study was to follow pigs from birth to slaughter and to investigate the association between antibiotic treatment and resistance of fecal E. coli from the pigs with a focus on beta-lactams, tetracyclines, polymyxins and macrolides.

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How to Cite: Käsbohrer, A. , Rotalksi, A. , Tenhagen, B. , Burow, E. & Harlizius, J. (2019) “Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli from Pigs Is Associated with Their Antibiotic Treatments and with Resistance in E. coli from Their Dams”, SafePork. 13(1). doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11182