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5 Jan 2023

Antibiotic use by poultry farmers in Kiambu County, Kenya: exploring practices and drivers of potential overuse

Chickens on a poultry farm in Kiambu County, Kenya

Antibiotic resistance is a global concern threatening achievements in health care since the discovery of antibiotics. In Kenya, this topic remains understudied in a context of rising demand for livestock products, intensification and the concomitant increase in antibiotic use. To shed light on this topic, a new study in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (Jan 2023) has investigated the drivers and practices of antibiotic use in poultry farming in Kiambu County, Kenya.

1 Dec 2022

Antibiotic use, knowledge, and practices of milk vendors in India's informal dairy value chain

Transporting fresh milk in India

A new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Nov 2022) describes the types of milk vendors in two Indian states, in an attempt to investigate vendors' hygienic knowledge and practices toward safety and antimicrobial resistance.

7 Nov 2022

New project seeks to improve farm-level antimicrobial use in Senegal through a One Health approach

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has launched a new project, Selecting efficient farm-level antimicrobial stewardship interventions from a One Health perspective, that will use a One Health approach to assess which farm-level antimicrobial use interventions are most efficient to prevent the development and transmission of antimicrobial resistance in poultry in Senegal.

26 Sep 2022

Stakeholders discuss ICT framework for improved monitoring of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance

Mobile phone extension app

A stakeholder workshop was held to discuss an information and communication technology (ICT) framework for improved monitoring and control of antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in livestock in low- and middle-income countries.

5 Sep 2022

Antimicrobial resistance. A tale of two worlds, or a global threat?

MIC assays for antimicrobial resistance

On The Boma, a podcast from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Arshnee Moodley, team leader of the ILRI-hosted CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub, talks about what action countries need to take against antimicrobial resistance to avert a grim future, and why each country needs a different plan.

26 Aug 2022

CGIAR AMR Hub research featured at international symposium on veterinary epidemiology and economics

Poultry, Nigeria

Research from the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was featured at 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE 16) held on 7–12 August 2022 in Halifax, Canada.

1 Aug 2022

Antimicrobial resistance in the animal sector featured at annual ReAct Africa and South Centre conference

Poultry farm in Kiambu, Kenya

The subject of antimicrobial resistance in the animal sector featured at the annual ReAct Africa and South Centre Annual Conference held on Lusaka in July 2022.

8 Jul 2022

New study explores cognitive interviewing as a tool to pretest survey questions in limited resource settings

Cattle grazing

A new research paper, published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (Jul 2022), aimed to use cognitive interviews in a respondent-adjusted way to study how survey questions related to antimicrobial use are understood and answered by 12 small-scale farmers in Kenya and Uganda.

16 Jun 2022

Comparing the effectiveness of different approaches to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance in farmers and veterinarians of India

Villager and calf share milk from cow in Rajasthan, India

For effective awareness raising on prudent use of antimicrobials, dairy farmers need regular education and veterinary experts need tools and strategies to educate farmers on prudent use of antimicrobials, a new research study says.

7 Jun 2022

New scoping review sheds light on antimicrobial resistance in global food crop value chains

Market near Khulungira Village, in central Malawi

A team of researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the International Livestock Research Institute, the University of Copenhagen, Royal Veterinary College and CABI carried out a systematic literature review to consolidate the current state of knowledge on antimicrobial resistance in food crop value chains globally. The review is published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (3 Feb 2022).

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