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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 />

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