In Vietnam, a hidden problem troubles the agricultural sector, particularly in chicken farming. Farmers, driven by the need to protect their animals, tend to purchase and use antibiotics without prescriptions, diagnosis or veterinary guidance.
To celebrate World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2023, under the theme Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together, we feature a curated selection of recent collaborative research outputs on antimicrobial resistance authored and co-authored by scientists from ILRI’s Animal and Human Health program.
A new report published by the International Livestock Research Institute has evaluated the knowledge, attitudes and practices around antimicrobial resistance and stewardship among poultry value chain stakeholders in Soroti and Wakiso districts in Uganda.
Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2023) reports on a new study by ILRI scientists on antimicrobial resistance in the slaughterhouse context in Busia, Bungoma and Kakamega counties in western Kenya.
A new study published in Antibiotics (Sept 2023) has evaluated the prevalence of β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in cow and buffalo milk from the states of Haryana and Assam in India.
A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (July 2023) has mapped out the effect of antimicrobial resistance originating from poultry production in Senegal and highlights the entry points for interventions from a stakeholder perspective.
On 28 June 2023, Hung Nguyen-Viet, co-leader of the Animal and Human Health program at the International Livestock Research Institute, presented on One Health and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at an online workshop on 'AMR in UK Parliament'.
A research study was conducted to assess livestock disease management practices and knowledge, attitude and behaviour among livestock producers in Ethiopia regarding antimicrobial use, residues and resistance. The study is published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (May 2023).
A new study published in Antibiotics (May 2023) has characterized the distribution of antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from livestock faeces and soil in smallholder livestock systems in Ethiopia.
A new study published Antibiotics (May 2023) has documented the distribution and use of veterinary drugs in peri-urban smallholder poultry systems in two counties in Kenya.
