Comparison of multiple international metrics for benchmarking antibiotic usage (ABU) using UK beef and sheep data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate surveillance of livestock antibiotic usage (ABU) at the farm level is an increasingly important part of national antibiotic stewardship initiatives. Numerous ABU indicators or metrics have been developed in Europe and North America but the comparability of these metrics is poorly understood. For policymakers, understanding the relationship between metrics is important when considering the risks posed by ABU and how to regulate them, at the national level, and regulate international trade access in livestock products between countries who use different ABU metrics.

Objectives

To quantify the patterns of ABU among beef (cattle) and lamb (sheep) production systems. To explore ABU variation between farm types across seven ABU metrics developed in Europe and N

SUBMITTER: Davies P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545515 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature