Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Swine Production
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 313
Special Issue Editors
2. Unit of Porcine Health Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
Interests: intestinal and respiratory disease; diagnostics; vaccination; immunity; antimicrobial reduction
Interests: diagnostics; molecular diagnostics; intestinal disease; respiratory disease; molecular typing
Interests: swine production medicine; three site production; swine disease control and elimination
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bacterial diseases in swine production globally remain a significant challenge impacting production performance, profitability, and animal welfare. To treat, control and eliminate these bacterial disease challenges, antimicrobials are administered through feed, water, or individual injection. Due to potential issues regarding antimicrobial resistance in animal and human pathogens, changes in the approach to antimicrobial use are ongoing in different regions of the world. The scope of this Special Issue is focused on manuscripts related to alternative approaches to antimicrobial use, approaches to reduce antimicrobial use such as vaccination or disease elimination, and specific monitoring systems to provide more insights into antimicrobial use under field conditions. Antimicrobial resistance of relevant swine bacterial pathogens is also of interest to this issue.
Prof. Dr. Lic. Frédéric Vangroenweghe
Dr. Nadine Botteldoorn
Dr. Mark Hammer
Dr. Roselle Cudal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- swine production
- antimicrobial use
- antimicrobial resistance
- reduction in antimicrobial use
- bacterial diseases
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