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Craig S, Khaw SER, Petrovski KR, Kirkwood RN. Effect of Feeding a Calcium Chloride Supplement on Sow Stillbirth Rate. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:516. [PMID: 38338159 PMCID: PMC10854928 DOI: 10.3390/ani14030516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of daily calcium chloride (CaCl2) supplementation from day of entry into the farrowing house until day of farrowing (6.4 ± 0.3 d) on stillbirth rates. Landrace × Large White sows (parities 4 to 6; n = 53) were offered 40 g/d CaCl2 (n = 28) or served as controls (n = 25). The morning before their estimated farrowing date, a blood sample was obtained from 25 sows for calcium measurement and a urine sample from 22 sows for pH measurement. The feeding of CaCl2 decreased urinary pH compared to the control group (p < 0.001), indicative of an induced metabolic acidosis, but there was no effect of feeding CaCl2 on serum calcium concentrations or the incidence of stillbirths. Nonetheless, regardless of treatment, sows with higher serum calcium concentrations (>2.5 vs. <2.5 mmol) or lower urine pH (<7.0 vs. >7.0) had fewer stillborn piglets (p < 0.001 for both). While showing that low serum calcium levels will increase stillbirth rates, our data indicate that the administration of 40 g/d CaCl2 for 6 d prior to farrowing was not sufficient to increase serum calcium or decrease stillbirth incidence.
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- Sahara Craig
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (S.C.); (S.-E.R.K.)
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (S.C.); (S.-E.R.K.)
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia;
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (S.C.); (S.-E.R.K.)
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Tucker BS, Jorquera-Chavez M, Petrovski KR, Craig JR, Morrison RS, Smits RJ, Kirkwood RN. Comparing surface temperature locations with rectal temperature in neonatal piglets under production conditions. Journal of Applied Animal Research 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2023.2176310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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- Bryony S. Tucker
- South Australian Research and Development Institute, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, Australia
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
- Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- Research and Innovation, Rivalea Australia Pty Ltd., Corowa, Australia
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- Australia Research and Innovation, Australian Pork Limited, Barton, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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Tucker BS, Petrovski KR, Craig JR, Morrison RS, Smits RJ, Kirkwood RN. Associations between Surface and Rectal Temperature Profiles of Low-Birth-Weight Piglets. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3259. [PMID: 37893983 PMCID: PMC10603746 DOI: 10.3390/ani13203259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The use of infrared cameras to record surface temperature has shown some promise in older pigs, but neonatal piglets are metabolically less mature and experience rapid temperature changes during their first 24 h. The present experiment aimed to compare rectal temperature to surface temperature at the base of the ear, measured using an infrared camera, for piglets of different birth weights. During farrowing, 48 multiparous sows were monitored, and rectal and surface temperatures were recorded for their lower-birth-weight (≤1.2 kg) piglets within 3 min of birth and at 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.50, 2, 3, 4, and 24 h. Piglet birth weights were assigned to one of three categories (BWC): BWC1 (≤0.80 kg), BWC2 (0.81 to 1.10 kg), or BWC3 (1.11 to 1.20 kg). Piglet rectal temperatures at 1.25 h after birth were assigned to one of three categories: RC1 (≤32.0 °C), RC2 (32.1 to 35.0 °C), or RC3 (≥35.1 °C). Surface temperatures showed a similar recovery pattern to rectal temperatures in the first 24 h across all piglet birth weights, although large and variable differences seen in the current study militate against surface temperature being an appropriate replacement for neonatal rectal temperature for use in production.
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- Bryony S. Tucker
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (K.R.P.); (R.N.K.)
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (K.R.P.); (R.N.K.)
- Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Rivalea Australia Pty. Ltd., JBS Australia Pork Division, Corowa, NSW 2646, Australia; (J.R.C.); (R.S.M.)
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- Rivalea Australia Pty. Ltd., JBS Australia Pork Division, Corowa, NSW 2646, Australia; (J.R.C.); (R.S.M.)
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- Research and Innovation, Australian Pork Limited, Barton, ACT 2600, Australia;
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (K.R.P.); (R.N.K.)
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Messele YE, Hasoon MF, Trott DJ, Veltman T, McMeniman JP, Kidd SP, Low WY, Petrovski KR. Correction: Messele et al. Longitudinal Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance among Enterococcus Species Isolated from Australian Beef Cattle Faeces at Feedlot Entry and Exit. Animals 2022, 12, 2690. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2684. [PMID: 37627475 PMCID: PMC10451216 DOI: 10.3390/ani13162684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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There was an error in the original publication [...].
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- Yohannes E. Messele
- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Meat & Livestock Australia, Level 1, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Research Centre for Infectious Disease, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Messele YE, Trott DJ, Hasoon MF, Veltman T, McMeniman JP, Kidd SP, Petrovski KR, Low WY. Phylogeny, Virulence, and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Profiles of Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Australian Feedlot Cattle and Their Significance to Public and Environmental Health. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1122. [PMID: 37508218 PMCID: PMC10376260 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12071122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The extent of similarity between E. faecium strains found in healthy feedlot beef cattle and those causing extraintestinal infections in humans is not yet fully understood. This study used whole-genome sequencing to analyse the antimicrobial resistance profile of E. faecium isolated from beef cattle (n = 59) at a single feedlot and compared them to previously reported Australian isolates obtained from pig (n = 60) and meat chicken caecal samples (n = 8), as well as human sepsis cases (n = 302). The E. faecium isolated from beef cattle and other food animal sources neither carried vanA/vanB responsible for vancomycin nor possessed gyrA/parC and liaR/liaS gene mutations associated with high-level fluoroquinolone and daptomycin resistance, respectively. A small proportion (7.6%) of human isolates clustered with beef cattle and pig isolates, including a few isolates belonging to the same sequence types ST22 (one beef cattle, one pig, and two human isolates), ST32 (eight beef cattle and one human isolate), and ST327 (two beef cattle and one human isolate), suggesting common origins. This provides further evidence that these clonal lineages may have broader host range but are unrelated to the typical hospital-adapted human strains belonging to clonal complex 17, significant proportions of which contain vanA/vanB and liaR/liaS. Additionally, none of the human isolates belonging to these STs contained resistance genes to WHO critically important antimicrobials. The results confirm that most E. faecium isolated from beef cattle in this study do not pose a significant risk for resistance to critically important antimicrobials and are not associated with current human septic infections.
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- Yohannes E Messele
- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Meat & Livestock Australia, Level 1, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Research Centre for Infectious Disease, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
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Uddin AHMM, Petrovski KR, Song Y, Garg S, Kirkwood RN. Application of Exogenous GnRH in Food Animal Production. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1891. [PMID: 37370402 DOI: 10.3390/ani13121891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Over several decades, exogenous GnRH and agonists have been employed for controlling reproductive cascades in animals, and treating some reproductive morbidities. The administration of GnRH is used in animals to counter ovarian dysfunction, induce ovulation, and to increase conception and pregnancy rates. GnRH and its agonists are used in the treatment of cystic ovarian degeneration and repeat breeder syndrome. The development of protocols for GnRH administration by intramuscular injection, intramuscular or subcutaneous implants, and intravaginal deposition has empowered their clinical use worldwide. Currently, exogenous GnRH products are a central part of several pre- and post-breeding programs for the enhancement of fertility, including the control of estrous cycles and timing of ovulation, development of fixed-time artificial insemination protocols, improved embryo survival, and the treatment of reproductive morbidity. The aim of the present review is to summarize the application of exogenous GnRH agonists in food animal production.
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- A H M Musleh Uddin
- School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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Van TD, Hue DT, Bottema CDK, Weird GM, Skirving R, Petrovski KR. Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence of Failed Transfer of Passive Immunity in Calves from Pasture-Based Dairy Farms in Australasia. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1792. [PMID: 37889692 PMCID: PMC10251967 DOI: 10.3390/ani13111792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Monitoring and minimizing the prevalence of failed transfer of passive immunity (FTPI) in dairy replacement calves within the first week of life is crucial for calf health and farm profitability. In this study, a systematic literature search and meta-analysis were conducted on papers reporting the prevalence of FTPI in calves from pasture-based dairy farms in Australia and New Zealand. Two search methods, a "traditional method" and a "search engine method", were conducted to identify published studies on FTPI in Australia and New Zealand. Data from a total of 13,430 calves from eight studies in Australasia were included in the analysis for FTPI within 8 days of birth. The meta-analysis revealed that the average prevalence of FTPI was 33% across the two countries, with the lowest FTPI (9%) in Western Australia and the highest FTPI (59%) in New Zealand. Using farm data from three studies, the average prevalence of FTPI at the farm level in Australasia was 38%, with the lowest prevalence found in a farm in South Australia (6%). In conclusion, the meta-analysis confirmed the need for good management of cows and newborn calves after birth in pasture-based systems to reduce FTPI in calves. Collecting newborn calves from pasture at least twice per day after birth and providing colostrum of sufficient quantity and quality as soon as possible were the best practices for preventing FTPI in Australasian dairy systems.
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- Thien D. Van
- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (T.D.V.)
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (T.D.V.)
- Faculty of Animal Science, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Hanoi 12406, Vietnam
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (T.D.V.)
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (T.D.V.)
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (T.D.V.)
- Gambier Vets Pty. Ltd., Mount Gambier, SA 5290, Australia
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- Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (T.D.V.)
- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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Messele YE, Trott DJ, Hasoon MF, Veltman T, McMeniman JP, Kidd SP, Djordjevic SP, Petrovski KR, Low WY. Phylogenetic Analysis of Escherichia coli Isolated from Australian Feedlot Cattle in Comparison to Pig Faecal and Poultry/Human Extraintestinal Isolates. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12050895. [PMID: 37237797 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12050895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The similarity of commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy cattle to antimicrobial-resistant bacteria causing extraintestinal infections in humans is not fully understood. In this study, we used a bioinformatics approach based on whole genome sequencing data to determine the genetic characteristics and phylogenetic relationships among faecal Escherichia coli isolates from beef cattle (n = 37) from a single feedlot in comparison to previously analysed pig faecal (n = 45), poultry extraintestinal (n = 19), and human extraintestinal E. coli isolates (n = 40) from three previous Australian studies. Most beef cattle and pig isolates belonged to E. coli phylogroups A and B1, whereas most avian and human isolates belonged to B2 and D, although a single human extraintestinal isolate belonged to phylogenetic group A and sequence type (ST) 10. The most common E. coli sequence types (STs) included ST10 for beef cattle, ST361 for pig, ST117 for poultry, and ST73 for human isolates. Extended-spectrum and AmpC β-lactamase genes were identified in seven out of thirty-seven (18.9%) beef cattle isolates. The most common plasmid replicons identified were IncFIB (AP001918), followed by IncFII, Col156, and IncX1. The results confirm that feedlot cattle isolates examined in this study represent a reduced risk to human and environmental health with regard to being a source of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli of clinical importance.
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- Yohannes E Messele
- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Meat & Livestock Australia, Level 1, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Research Centre for Infectious Disease, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Microbiology & Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5371, Australia
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Taher EM, Veltman T, Petrovski KR. Presence of
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species in pasteurised milk and their phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance profile. INT J DAIRY TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0307.12919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Eman M Taher
- Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University Cairo 12211 Egypt
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia 5371 Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia 5371 Australia
- School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Davies Livestock Research Centre The University of Adelaide Roseworthy South Australia 5371 Australia
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Messele YE, Hasoon MF, Trott DJ, Veltman T, McMeniman JP, Kidd SP, Low WY, Petrovski KR. Longitudinal Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance among Enterococcus Species Isolated from Australian Beef Cattle Faeces at Feedlot Entry and Exit. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:2690. [PMID: 36230431 PMCID: PMC9559632 DOI: 10.3390/ani12192690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Enterococcus faecium are commensal bacteria inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans and an important cause of drug-resistant nosocomial infections. This longitudinal study aimed to determine whether changes in the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) phenotype and genotype occurred among Enterococcus spp. isolated from cattle rectal samples obtained at the entry to and exit from an Australian feedlot. The samples obtained at the feedlot induction yielded enterococci (104/150; 69.3%), speciated as E. hirae (90/104; 86.5%), E. faecium (9/104; 8.7%), E. mundtii (3/104; 2.9%), E. durans, and E. casseliflavus (1/104; 1.0% each). AMR was observed to lincomycin (63/104; 60.6%), daptomycin (26/104; 25.0%), nitrofurantoin (9/104; 8.7%), ciprofloxacin (7/104; 6.7%), tetracycline (5/104; 4.8%), tigecycline (4/104; 3.9%), and quinupristin/dalfopristin (3/104; 2.9%). From the rectal swab samples collected at the abattoir from the same animals (i.e., the feedlot exit), the enterococci recovery was significantly higher (144/150; 96.0%), with a marked shift in species distribution dominated by E. faecium (117/144; 81.3%). However, the prevalence of AMR to individual antimicrobials remained largely static between the entry and exit except for the increased resistance to nitrofurantoin (77/144; 53.5%) and quinupristin/dalfopristin (26/144; 18.1%). Overall, 13 AMR genes were observed among the 62 E. faecium isolates. These included aac(6')Ii, aac(6')-Iid, and ant(6)-Ia (aminoglycosides); eatAv, lnu(G), vat(E), msr(C), and erm(B) (macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramins); efmA (fluoroquinolones); and tet(45), tet(L), tet(M), and tet(S) (tetracyclines). The results confirm the presence of fluoroquinolone- and streptogramin-resistant enterococci in cattle faeces at the feedlot entry in the absence of antimicrobial selection pressure. E. faecium, exhibiting increased nitrofurantoin resistance, became the dominant Enterococcus spp. during the feeding period.
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- Yohannes E. Messele
- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Meat & Livestock Australia, Level 1, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia
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- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Research Centre for Infectious Disease, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- The Davies Livestock Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- The Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Tucker BS, Petrovski KR, Kirkwood RN. Neonatal Piglet Temperature Changes: Effect of Intraperitoneal Warm Saline Injection. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12101312. [PMID: 35625157 PMCID: PMC9138044 DOI: 10.3390/ani12101312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Piglets are poor at thermoregulation immediately following birth and take up to 24 h to recover from their initial temperature drop. The present study aimed to determine if providing piglets with a 15 mL intraperitoneal injection of warm (45 °C) saline at birth would improve their internal temperature recovery to 24 h of age, and how the treatment interacted with birth weight (BWC = 1; ≤0.80 kg, BWC = 2; 0.81 kg to 1.10 kg, and BWC = 3; >1.10 kg), rectal temperature at 1.5 h (RC = 1; ≤32.0 °C, RC = 2; 32.10 °C to 35.0 °C, and RC = 3; ≥35.10 °C), and colostrum intake (CI = 1; <200 g and CI = 2, ≥200 g) to affect preweaning survival. Treated BWC1 piglets had improved rectal temperatures from 2 to 24 h. BWC3 piglets who consumed insufficient colostrum also had improved rectal temperature between 1 and 24 h post-birth. Colostrum intake was improved with saline injection in BWC2 piglets of RC1 and RC3 (p < 0.001) and BWC3-RC3 piglets (p < 0.001). Treated BWC1 improved survival to 20 d (p < 0.001). Irrespective of BWC, piglets from all RC had greater survival when injected with saline. The greatest difference was for piglets in RC1, likely due to all BWC1 piglets falling within this category. The results suggest that an intraperitoneal injection of warmed saline is an effective way to improve piglet temperature recovery to 24 h, colostrum intake, and survival in low-birth-weight piglets. These findings will be helpful for producers who have large numbers of low-birth-weight piglets born and are able to provide individual care.
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- Bryony S. Tucker
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (K.R.P.); (R.N.K.)
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (K.R.P.); (R.N.K.)
- Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; (K.R.P.); (R.N.K.)
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Tucker BS, Petrovski KR, Craig JR, Morrison RS, Smits RJ, Kirkwood RN. Increased feeding frequency prior to farrowing: effects on sow performance. Transl Anim Sci 2022; 6:txac062. [PMID: 35673542 PMCID: PMC9168070 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txac062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Reducing the interval between the consumption of the last meal and the start of farrowing is suggested to increase the energy available to sows during farrowing, potentially reducing the farrowing duration and easing piglet births. The present study aimed to examine whether increasing feeding frequency from one to two feeds within standard production hours (0700 to 1500 hours) would produce a difference in farrowing duration and/or stillborn numbers. From entry to farrowing crates (110 ± 1 d gestation) to farrowing (116 ± 1 d gestation), multiparous sows (n = 118) were fed a daily fixed amount of feed either once at 0800 hours or in two meals at 0800 and 1300 hours. Sow weights and backfat depths were recorded on entry and exit from the farrowing crate. Litter size and weight were recorded 24 h after farrowing and on day 21 of lactation. Sows fed twice had a shorter farrowing duration and fewer stillborn piglets than those fed once (2.21 ± 0.56 h vs. 3.25 ± 0.52 h; P = 0.001). The interaction between treatment and farrowing duration showed that sows fed twice have a reduced farrowing duration and had significantly lower stillborn rates than those fed once or those fed twice with longer farrowing durations (P < 0.001). These findings suggest that increasing feeding frequency prior to farrow can reduce the farrowing duration and stillborn numbers in some sows, however, some sows remain with a high stillborn rate regardless of feeding frequency. Piglet average daily gain was greater in once-fed sows, but fewer of these sows remained in the herd at subsequent farrowing. Further, subsequent total born and born alive were higher in twice-fed sows. Feeding sows at a higher frequency can improve farrowing performance in some sows and could increase the longevity of the sow in the herd.
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- Bryony S Tucker
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
- Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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- Research and Innovation, Rivalea Australia Pty Ltd, Corowa, NSW 2646, Australia
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- Research and Innovation, Rivalea Australia Pty Ltd, Corowa, NSW 2646, Australia
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- Research and Innovation, Australian Pork Limited, Barton, ACT 2600, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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Taher EM, Hemmatzadeh F, Aly SA, Elesswy HA, Petrovski KR. Molecular characterization of antimicrobial resistance genes on farms and in commercial milk with emphasis on the effect of currently practiced heat treatments on viable but nonculturable formation. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:9936-9945. [PMID: 32861499 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite the considerable advances that have been made to improve dairy food safety, there is rising concern that pasteurization is not sufficient for the destruction of plasmid-mediated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes of resistant bacteria and could stimulate bacteria to enter into a viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state. In the current study, we surveyed the prevalence of 1 genomic and 9 plasmid-mediated AMR genes in 100 samples (bulk tank milk and milk filter socks) at the farm level and 152 commercial milk samples (pasteurized and UHT milks) and assessed the VBNC state in dairy bacteria. Results revealed that sul2 was the most prevalent plasmid-mediated gene in milk filter socks (96%), bulk tank milk (48%), pasteurized milk (68%), and UHT (43%) milk; in contrast, mecA was not detected in any sample. Additionally, commercial pasteurization (as currently practiced) failed to decrease the prevalence of the blaTEM-B1 (43%), tetK (30%), and tetA (55%) plasmid-mediated AMR genes; thus, commercial pasteurization may be one of the factors creating the VBNC state in some dairy bacteria. Continued research is necessary to identify bacterial species entering the VBNC state after pasteurization, to assess their potential hazard level and shed more light on the expression and possibility of horizontal gene transfer of those plasmid-mediated AMR genes.
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- Eman M Taher
- Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt.
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Science, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, SA 5064, Australia
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Science, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia; Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, SA 5064, Australia; Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus, SA 5005, Australia
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Ebrahimi M, Mohammadi-Dehcheshmeh M, Ebrahimie E, Petrovski KR. Comprehensive analysis of machine learning models for prediction of sub-clinical mastitis: Deep Learning and Gradient-Boosted Trees outperform other models. Comput Biol Med 2019; 114:103456. [PMID: 31605926 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sub-clinical bovine mastitis decreases milk quality and production. Moreover, sub-clinical mastitis leads to the use of antibiotics with consequent increased risk of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Therefore, early detection of infected cows is of great importance. The Somatic Cell Count (SCC) day-test used for mastitis surveillance, gives data that fluctuate widely between days, creating questions about its reliability and early prediction power. The recent identification of risk parameters of sub-clinical mastitis based on milking parameters by machine learning models is emerging as a promising new tool to enhance early prediction of mastitis occurrence. To develop the optimal approach for early sub-clinical mastitis prediction, we implemented 2 steps: (1) Finding the best statistical models to accurately link patterns of risk factors to sub-clinical mastitis, and (2) Extending this application from the farms tested to new farms (method generalization). Herein, we applied various machine learning-based prediction systems on a big milking dataset to uncover the best predictive models of sub-clinical mastitis. Data from 364,249 milking instances were collected by an electronic automated in-line monitoring system where milk volume, lactose concentration, electrical conductivity (EC), protein concentration, peak flow and milking time for each sample were measured. To provide a platform for the application of the models developed to other farms, the Z transformation approach was employed. Following this, various prediction systems [Deep Learning (DL), Naïve Bayes, Generalized Liner Model, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Gradient-Boosted Tree (GBT) and Random Forest] were applied to the non-transformed milking dataset and to a Z-standardized dataset. ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristics Curve), AUC (Area Under The Curve), and high accuracy demonstrated the high sensitivity of GBT and DL in detecting sub-clinical mastitis. GBT was the most accurate model (accuracy of 84.9%) in prediction of sub-clinical bovine mastitis. These data demonstrate how these models could be applied for prediction of sub-clinical mastitis in multiple bovine herds regardless of the size and sampling techniques.
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- Mansour Ebrahimi
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5371, Australia; School of Basic Sciences, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5371, Australia; Genomics Research Platform, School of Life Sciences, Melbourne, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia; School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Information Technology Engineering & Environment, University of South Australia, South Australia, 5095, Australia; School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia; Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5371, Australia; Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Davies Research Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Feakes AM, Palmer EJ, Petrovski KR, Thomsen DA, Hyams JH, Cake MA, Webster B, Barber SR. Predicting career sector intent and the theory of planned behaviour: survey findings from Australian veterinary science students. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:27. [PMID: 30646904 PMCID: PMC6334407 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-018-1725-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Producing graduates for a breadth of sectors is a priority for veterinary science programs. Undergraduate career intentions represent de-facto ‘outcome’ measures of admissions policy and curricula design, as intentions are strong predictors of eventual behaviour. Informed by Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour, this study aimed to identify if contextually relevant attitudes and self-ratings affect student intentions for veterinary career sectors. Results Survey responses from 844 students enrolled in five Australian veterinary programs in 2014 were analysed. Intention was measured for biomedical research/academia, industry, laboratory animal medicine, public health/government/diagnostic laboratory services, mixed practice, intensive animal production, companion animal practice, not work in the veterinary profession, and business/entrepreneurship. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis enabled comparison of explanation of variance in intent by demographics, animal handling experience, species preference, and attitudes to aspects of veterinary work. Career sector intentions were highest for mixed or companion animal clinical practice, then business/entrepreneurship, then non-clinical sectors. Overall, intent was explained to a greater extent by species preferences than by animal experience, attitudes to aspects of veterinary work and demographics (with the exception of mixed practice intent) with gender having no significant effect. Several variables exerted negative effects on career intent for less popular career sectors. Conclusion Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) provides a framework to increase understanding of and predict career sector intentions. Incorporation of attitude and self-efficacy measures in our study revealed preference for species types contributes greatly to career sector intentions for veterinary students, particularly for the more popular practice based sectors. Importantly, specific species preferences and other attitudes can have a negative effect on intent for non-aligned veterinary sectors. Further research is required to identify additional attitudes and/or beliefs to better explain variance in intent for less popular career sectors. Veterinary admissions processes may benefit from utilising the TPB framework. Identified effects revealed by this study may stimulate innovation in marketing, recruitment, admissions and curricular design, such as timing and role modelling, to utilise positive effects and mitigate against negative effects identified for sectors requiring greater representation of career intent in the student body. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12917-018-1725-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- A M Feakes
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia.
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- School of Education, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
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- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Hickey EE, Wong HS, Khazandi M, Ogunniyi AD, Petrovski KR, Garg S, Page SW, O'Handley R, Trott DJ. Repurposing Ionophores as novel antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bovine mastitis caused by Gram-positive pathogens. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2018; 41:746-754. [PMID: 29971788 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Increasing reports of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in animals has created a need for novel antimicrobial agents that do not promote cross-resistance to critically important antimicrobial classes used in human medicine. In response to the recent emergence of antimicrobial resistance in several bovine mastitis pathogens, in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility was determined for four polyether ionophores (lasalocid, monensin, narasin and salinomycin) against Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. isolated from clinical cases. In addition, erythrocyte haemolysis and WST-1 cell proliferation assays were used to assess in vitro mammalian cell cytotoxicity and biofilm susceptibility testing was performed using the minimum biofilm eradication concentration (MBEC™) biofilm assay. Lasalocid, monensin, narasin and salinomycin exhibited bacteriostatic antimicrobial activity against all pathogens tested, including methicillin-resistant staphylococci, with MIC90 values <16 μg/ml. Narasin and monensin displayed the least toxicity against mammalian cell lines and all compounds significantly reduced viable cell numbers in a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm. Based on in vitro characterization, all four ionophores offer potentially novel treatments against bovine mastitis but in vivo studies will be essential to determine whether acceptable safety and efficacy is present following intramammary administration.
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- Elizabeth E Hickey
- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Science, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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Manjarín R, Montano YA, Kirkwood RN, Bennet DC, Petrovski KR. Effect of piglet separation from dam at birth on colostrum uptake. Can J Vet Res 2018; 82:239-242. [PMID: 30026650 PMCID: PMC6040012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine whether birth order influences piglet survival because of reduced uptake of maternal antibodies by the piglets born later in large litters. Forty-five litters were serially allocated to one of 2 study groups. The crèche group consisted of 18 litters for which the 205 piglets were removed to a warm box to prevent suckling until 4 h after delivery of the first pig, and the control group of 27 litters for which 306 piglets were allowed to suckle from birth. The protein content of piglet blood and sow colostrum was determined with Brix refractometers. Parity, farrowing duration, liveborn litter size, litter size at 12 d, and piglet weight at birth and at 24 h and 12 d of age did not differ between the 2 treatment groups (P > 0.1). There were also no significant differences (P > 0.1) at any time point in weight or in the mean percent protein in plasma between the first 3 and the last 3 piglets born to an individual sow. However, the mean percent protein in plasma was significantly higher in the control group than in the crèche group at both 24 h (P ≤ 0.05) and day 12 (P ≤ 0.01) postpartum. The lack of differences in plasma protein levels between the first and last pigs born along with the lower percent plasma protein in the piglets that were prevented from suckling immediately after birth militate against the use of this technique as a way to equalize the opportunity for adequate transfer of maternal antibodies.
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- Rodrigo Manjarín
- Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA (Manjarín, Montano, Bennet); School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia (Kirkwood, Petrovski); Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Petrovski); Davies Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, 5371, Australia (Petrovski)
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- Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA (Manjarín, Montano, Bennet); School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia (Kirkwood, Petrovski); Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Petrovski); Davies Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, 5371, Australia (Petrovski)
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- Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA (Manjarín, Montano, Bennet); School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia (Kirkwood, Petrovski); Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Petrovski); Davies Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, 5371, Australia (Petrovski)
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- Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA (Manjarín, Montano, Bennet); School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia (Kirkwood, Petrovski); Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Petrovski); Davies Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, 5371, Australia (Petrovski)
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- Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA (Manjarín, Montano, Bennet); School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia 5371, Australia (Kirkwood, Petrovski); Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Petrovski); Davies Centre, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, South Australia, 5371, Australia (Petrovski)
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Khazandi M, Al-Farha AAB, Coombs GW, O’Dea M, Pang S, Trott DJ, Aviles RR, Hemmatzadeh F, Venter H, Ogunniyi AD, Hoare A, Abraham S, Petrovski KR. Genomic characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococci including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri causing bovine mastitis. Vet Microbiol 2018; 219:17-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Abraham S, Jagoe S, Pang S, Coombs GW, O'Dea M, Kelly J, Khazandi M, Petrovski KR, Trott DJ. Reverse zoonotic transmission of community-associated MRSA ST1-IV to a dairy cow. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2017; 50:125-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Garg S, Wang W, Song Y, Eats P, Trott DJ, Page SW, Petrovski KR. Development of Intramammary Drug Delivery Systems: Novel In Vitro Release Method. J Pharm Sci 2017; 106:866-871. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2016.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Petrovski KR, Grinberg A, Williamson NB, Abdalla ME, Lopez-Villalobos N, Parkinson TJ, Tucker IG, Rapnicki P. Susceptibility to antimicrobials of mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis and Str. dysgalactiae from New Zealand and the USA as assessed by the disk diffusion test. Aust Vet J 2016; 93:227-33. [PMID: 26113347 DOI: 10.1111/avj.12340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2012] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of three common mastitis pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis and Str. dysgalactiae) isolated from milk samples from New Zealand and the USA. METHODS A total of 182 S. aureus, 126 Str. uberis and 89 Str. dysgalactiae isolates from New Zealand (107, 106 and 41, respectively) and the USA (75, 20 and 48, respectively) were assessed using the disk diffusion test. RESULTS Susceptibility varied among the bacterial species. All isolates were susceptible to the amoxicillin-clavulanic acid combination. Resistance to lincomycin was most frequent (susceptibility of 8.6%) across all species. Non-susceptible (i.e. resistant or intermediate) isolates of S. aureus were identified for the three non-isoxazolyl penicillins (amoxicillin, ampicillin and penicillin: 20.6% and 36.0%) and lincomycin (99.9% and 94.6%) for NZ and the USA, respectively. Resistance to erythromycin (5.3%) and tetracyclines (6.7%) was detected only in isolates from the USA. There were differences in susceptibility between Str. uberis and Str. dysgalactiae; all streptococcal isolates demonstrated resistance to aminoglycosides (neomycin 52.4% and streptomycin 27.9%) and enrofloxacin (28%). Resistance of Str. dysgalactiae to tetracycline was almost 100.0% and to oxytetracycline 89.9%. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Most of the isolates tested were susceptible to most of the antimicrobials commonly used for treatment of bovine mastitis, with the exception of the lincosamides. Susceptibility to a selected class-representative antimicrobial and at the genus level should be interpreted with caution. Differences between NZ and the USA confirm the value of national surveys to determine the susceptibility patterns of mastitis pathogens.
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- K R Petrovski
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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Notcovich S, deNicolo G, Williamson NB, Grinberg A, Lopez-Villalobos N, Petrovski KR. The ability of four strains of Streptococcus uberis to induce clinical mastitis after intramammary inoculation in lactating cows. N Z Vet J 2016; 64:218-23. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2016.1157049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- S Notcovich
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
- Current address: AgResearch, Private Bag 4749, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
- Current address: School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5371, Australia
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This article describes few steps of the application of the modified Calgary-Cambridge Guides (CCG) to consultations in bovine medicine. A review of pertinent clinical communication skills literature in human medicine was integrated with the burgeoning research within veterinary medicine. In particular, there are more recent studies examining companion animal veterinarian’s communication skills and outcomes which can be extrapolated to practitioners. This was integrated into a teaching example of a reproductive case consultation. The first article deals with the 1) Preparation, 2) Initiating the Session and 3) Gathering Information sections. The aim of the modified CCG is to provide a set of skills to facilitate a relationship-centred approach to consultations in bovine medicine, both at the individual animal and population level. They were initially developed for human medicine and expanded recently for use in veterinary medicine. The CCG enable the practitioner to facilitate interacting with that particular client at the time of the consultation. It is likely that the majority of practitioners do use many of the skills recommended by the modified CCG. These skills are often gained through experience. However, they may not use the skills intentionally and with purpose for a specific communication goal or outcome. Practitioners can improve their communication skills using the set of skills as recommended by the modified CCG. They allow the practitioner to gain insight into the client’s understanding of the problem, including underlying aetiology, epidemiology and pathophysiology. The guides also provide opportunity to understand client’s expectations regarding the outcome, motivation and willingness to change and adherence.
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- Kiro R. Petrovski
- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, the University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, the University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Petrovski KR, Williamson NB, Lopez-Villalobos N, Parkinson TJ, Tucker IG. Culture results from milk samples submitted to veterinary diagnostic laboratories from August 2003 to December 2006 in New Zealand. N Z Vet J 2011; 59:317-22. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.610286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Petrovski KR, Laven RA, Lopez-Villalobos N. A descriptive analysis of the antimicrobial susceptibility of mastitis-causing bacteria isolated from samples submitted to commercial diagnostic laboratories in New Zealand (2003-2006). N Z Vet J 2011; 59:59-66. [PMID: 21409731 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.552853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIM To describe the antimicrobial susceptibility of mastitis-causing bacteria isolated from milk samples submitted to commercial laboratories over a period of 40 months. METHODS The records of reported results of milk samples submitted by veterinary practitioners to five commercial veterinary laboratories in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, between August 2003 and December 2006 were reviewed. Logistic regression was used to analyse the effect of year, island, and the interaction of year and antimicrobial on the probability of antimicrobial susceptibility for each pathogen and antimicrobial combination, where the causative bacteria had >1,000 susceptibility tests in total and the antimicrobials was tested on >500 isolates. A total of 9,262 isolates were included in this study, with an average of nearly seven susceptibility tests per isolate, totalling 62,918 tests. RESULTS Streptococcus uberis isolates demonstrated high overall susceptibility (>90.0%) to the majority of antimicrobial agents except ampicillin (81.7%), lincomycin (85.3%), trimethoprim/sulphonamide combination (88.6%), and, as expected, aminoglycosides (<4%). The susceptibility of Strep. dysgalactiae was similar to that of Strep. uberis, except for greater susceptibility to oxacillin (98.1%) and much lower susceptibility to tetracyclines (11.2%). The susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolates was markedly different from that of Strep. uberis for the majority of antimicrobials tested. Susceptibility of Staph. aureus was lower than 90% to ampicillin (73.4%), erythromycin (74.7%), lincomycin (66.1%), penicillin (73.1%), and streptomycin (71.7%). No antimicrobial was effective against all Staph. aureus isolates. Minor changes were found in the overall susceptibility of the main mastitis-causing bacteria between 2003 and 2006. CONCLUSIONS The antimicrobial agents intended for treatment of bovine mastitis currently available in New Zealand generally demonstrated good in-vitro efficacy against streptococci and staphylococci, with the exception of aminoglycosides. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Analysis of the results of antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates from milk samples from dairy cows in New Zealand provides useful data for surveillance purposes, and a baseline for identifying changes in antimicrobial sensitivity in this population. However, the variation in antimicrobial susceptibility between individual isolates means that these data are of limited value when determining treatment of mastitis at the farm level.
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- K R Petrovski
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Petrovski KR, Heuer C, Parkinson TJ, Williamson NB. The incidence and aetiology of clinical bovine mastitis on 14 farms in Northland, New Zealand. N Z Vet J 2009; 57:109-15. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.36887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mastitis is one of the most prevalent production diseases affecting the dairy cattle industry worldwide. Its occurrence is associated with direct and indirect losses and expenditures. When estimating the cost of mastitis to the dairy industry the cost of the control programmes must be added. The direct losses of mastitis are the only costs obvious to the farmer. The difference between the costs of mastitis on one side and the benefits of mastitis control on the other side will give us a picture of the economic efficacy of the mastitis control programme. Continuing education of the farmer is needed for better mastitis control programmes. This article is an attempt to review briefly all relevant factors included in the economics of bovine mastitis and to illustrate the authors' view of some of the costs.
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- K R Petrovski
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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