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DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE IN ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, ADDRESSING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AN IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE TO MITIGATION OF AMR IS UNDERSTANDING THE BURDEN IN EACH OF THE POTENTIAL RESERVOIRS OF AMR IN THE ENVIRONMENT. DESPITE THE FACT THAT ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED INSMALL RUMINANT AGROSYSTEMS, ALBEIT IN AN EXTRA-LABEL MANNER, NO STUDIES HAVE EVALUATED THE POTENTIAL EXISTENCE OF AMR IN THESE SYSTEMS. BESIDES, SMALL RUMINANTS ARE HOSTS TO BACTERIA INCLUDING E.COLI, SALMONELLA, AND CAMPYLOBACTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE THAT MAY BE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TREAT THESE CONDITIONS. THUS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN THESE SYSTEMS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS WILL BE USEFUL IN DESIGNING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO CREATE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS AMR IN THESE SYSTEMS.IN THIS PROJECT, SMALL RUMINANT FARMS WILL BE VISITED AND FECAL SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED FROM SMALL RUMINANTS. ADDITIONALLY, ABATTOIRS, STATE FAIRS, AND LIVESTOCK AUCTION SITES WILL BE VISITED AND FECAL SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM SMALL RUMINANTS ON SITE. IN THE LABORATORY, SAMPLES WILL BE SCREENED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIA THAT ARE RESISTANT TO IMPORTANT ANTIBIOTICS. PRODUCERS WILL ALSO FILL OUT A SURVEY ON ANTIBIOTIC USE ON THEIR FARMS. DATA COLLECTED FROM THE LABORATORY WILL INFORM ON HOW COMMON ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA ARE IN SMALL RUMINANTS, WHICH TYPE OF ANTIBIOTICS MOST ARE RESISTANT TO, AND IF THE TYPE OF RESISTANCE CAN BE SPREAD TO OTHER BACTERIA IN THE ANIMAL, ENVIRONMENT, AND HUMANS. IN ADDITION, WE SHALL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT FACTORS OR CHALLENGES SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCERS FACE, THAT LEAD TO THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON THE FARM.THIS INFORMATION COMBINED WILL INFORM AND BE USED TO REACH OUT TO SMALL RUMINANT CLIENTELE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, TO CREATE AWARENESS ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AMR TO BUILDCONNECTIONSAND GENERATE RESOURCES TO HELP THEM ADDRESS ANIMAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND TO REDUCE OR PREVENT AMR IN THESE SYSTEMS.

$525,472FY2022National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Virginia State University, Petersburg VA

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DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE IN ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH, ADDRESSING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AN IMPORTANT PREREQUISITE TO MITIGATION OF AMR IS UNDERSTANDING THE BURDEN IN EACH OF THE POTENTIAL RESERVOIRS OF AMR IN THE ENVIRONMENT. DESPITE THE FACT THAT ANTIBIOTICS ARE USED INSMALL RUMINANT AGROSYSTEMS, ALBEIT IN AN EXTRA-LABEL MANNER, NO STUDIES HAVE EVALUATED THE POTENTIAL EXISTENCE OF AMR IN THESE SYSTEMS. BESIDES, SMALL RUMINANTS ARE HOSTS TO BACTERIA INCLUDING E.COLI, SALMONELLA, AND CAMPYLOBACTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE THAT MAY BE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TREAT THESE CONDITIONS. THUS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN THESE SYSTEMS AND FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS WILL BE USEFUL IN DESIGNING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO CREATE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS AMR IN THESE SYSTEMS.IN THIS PROJECT, SMALL RUMINANT FARMS WILL BE VISITED AND FECAL SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED FROM SMALL RUMINANTS. ADDITIONALLY, ABATTOIRS, STATE FAIRS, AND LIVESTOCK AUCTION SITES WILL BE VISITED AND FECAL SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM SMALL RUMINANTS ON SITE. IN THE LABORATORY, SAMPLES WILL BE SCREENED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIA THAT ARE RESISTANT TO IMPORTANT ANTIBIOTICS. PRODUCERS WILL ALSO FILL OUT A SURVEY ON ANTIBIOTIC USE ON THEIR FARMS. DATA COLLECTED FROM THE LABORATORY WILL INFORM ON HOW COMMON ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA ARE IN SMALL RUMINANTS, WHICH TYPE OF ANTIBIOTICS MOST ARE RESISTANT TO, AND IF THE TYPE OF RESISTANCE CAN BE SPREAD TO OTHER BACTERIA IN THE ANIMAL, ENVIRONMENT, AND HUMANS. IN ADDITION, WE SHALL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT FACTORS OR CHALLENGES SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCERS FACE, THAT LEAD TO THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON THE FARM.THIS INFORMATION COMBINED WILL INFORM AND BE USED TO REACH OUT TO SMALL RUMINANT CLIENTELE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, TO CREATE AWARENESS ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AMR TO BUILDCONNECTIONSAND GENERATE RESOURCES TO HELP THEM ADDRESS ANIMAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND TO REDUCE OR PREVENT AMR IN THESE SYSTEMS. · GrantIndex