Abstract Book of EAVLD2012 - eavld congress 2012
Abstract Book of EAVLD2012 - eavld congress 2012
Abstract Book of EAVLD2012 - eavld congress 2012
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S1 - P - 18<br />
A TOOL TO ASSESS ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PATTERNS IN DAIRY FARMS<br />
Gerolimetto E. 1 , Cibin V. 1 , Marafin E. 1 , Zavagnin P. 1 , Longo A. 1 , Ramon E. 1 , Ruffa M. 1 , Menin R. 2 , Carraro A. 2 ,<br />
Pozza G. 1 , Lettini A.A. 1 ,Ricci A. 1<br />
1<br />
Istituto Zoopr<strong>of</strong>ilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro (PD), Italy<br />
2 ASL 15 Alta Padovana, Cittadella (PD), ITALY<br />
Antimicrobial resistance, E. coli, Enterococcus spp., dairy farms<br />
Introduction<br />
Resistance to antimicrobials is <strong>of</strong> major public health concern.<br />
The inappropriate use <strong>of</strong> antimicrobials may contribute to the<br />
emergence <strong>of</strong> antibiotic resistant commensal bacteria, with the<br />
subsequent risk <strong>of</strong> widespread dissemination <strong>of</strong> antibiotic<br />
resistance determinants (1). To our knowledge few studies<br />
describing antimicrobials resistance patterns <strong>of</strong> indicator bacteria<br />
in dairy farms have been published (2). Aim <strong>of</strong> this study is to<br />
evaluate a tool to identify antimicrobial resistance patterns <strong>of</strong><br />
commensal bacteria at dairy herd-level highlighting differences<br />
among animal categories.<br />
Material & methods<br />
30 dairy farms in the north-eastern part <strong>of</strong> Italy were sampled<br />
between September 2010 and January 2011. Individual faecal<br />
samples were collected from 4 groups <strong>of</strong> animals taking into<br />
account the intra-herd animal population distribution: 15, 5, 5 and<br />
up to 5 samples from lactating cows (LA), dry cows (DC), heifers<br />