DAFM Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar · 2018-05-09 · Consumer perceptions •Poultry receive hormones?? •Antibiotics are used for growth promotion •In feed antibiotics use

DAFM Antimicrobial Resistance Seminar

Mullingar 30th November 2016

Ciaran Cunningham

Challenges for poultry industry

• Why are we using antibiotics currently

• Consumer perceptions

• What should we use/not use?

• How can it be monitored?

• What are the alternatives?

• Can we develop a policy??

Consumer perceptions

• Poultry receive hormones??

• Antibiotics are used for growth promotion

• In feed antibiotics use widespread

• Grow so fast – locomotor issues

• Stocking density

• Welfare issues

• Etc etc

Industry issues

• E. coli

• Enterococcus

• Staphylococcus

• Clostridium

• Enteric health

Policy

• Should we put a policy in place for all farms?

• How could this be monitored?

• UK experience (supermarket multiple(s))

• What would an Irish Policy look like?

• Can we agree on a policy?

• Should we follow the WHO guidelines??

Policies

• More and more a request from customers

• What is Best Practise in this area?

• WHO Guidelines are a good starting area in my opinion

• Cross over antibiotics are to be minimised or not used at all

Policy example (Ireland)

• No Colistin

• No Cephalosporins (also not licensed)

• No Fluoroquinolones

• Phasing out Macrolide usage (2017)

• Continuous monitoring (trending data – good vs bad)

• Continuous improvement??

2nd Policy example (Ireland)

• No Colistin

• No Cephalosporins (also not licensed)

• No Fluoroquinolones (unless in cases of severe unresolved disease based on AB sensitivity)

• No Macrolide usage

• Continuous monitoring (data trends)

Monitoring

Task Agrihealth Poultry Health Monitor

Session 1348121

For Farmer 123

Department Poultry Veterinary

Start Date 21/Nov/2016 14:09

End Date 21/Nov/2016 14:12

Status Completed

Check Type Answer

Time Answer

Crop ID Numbers Only 14:09

PM Code Text 14:09 371884

No in flock Numbers Only 14:10 37000

History Combo List 14:10 Mortality problem

History Combo List 14:10 Performance Issue

Age Text 14:10 12

Breed Combo List 14:10

Bird Condition Combo List 14:10 Poor

Bird Condition Combo List 14:10 Uneven

Bird Condition Combo List 14:10 Very Uneven

Foot Pads/Plumage/Cleanliness Combo List 14:10 Clean

Crop/Proventriculus/Gizzard Combo List 14:10 Abnormal (lesions noted)

Lesion scoring Combo List 14:10 Score 1 (mild)(koilin layer)

Small/Large Intestine Combo List 14:10 Abnormal

Findings Combo List 14:10 Malabsorption

Skeletal/Immune/Nervous/ Reproductive/Kidneys

Combo List 14:10 Normal

Diagnosis Combo List 14:10 Malabsorption/Enteritis

Diagnosis Combo List 14:10 Gizzard Erosion

Treatment Advised Combo List 14:10 Yes

Product Combo List 14:10 Amoxycillin

Volume (grams/ml/L) Numbers Only 14:10 1800

Treatment Days Numbers Only 14:10 4

Comments/Further Investigation/Recommendations

Combo List 14:10 Yes

Send report Combo List 14:12 YES

Monitoring

• What is best practise?

• Mg/kg ?

• Treatment days?

• Enrofloxacin vs Amoxycillin example

Farm management aspects

• Environmental management

(Huge impact)

• Continuous water sanitation (+monitor)

• Effective culling

• Terminal hygiene (Rapid testing) – Water system sanitation (Rapid)

– Surface hygiene (Rapid)

– Disinfection

Alternatives

• Organic acids

• Appetite/Liver support

• Plant extracts

• Pre/Probiotics

• Nutrition improvements (enzymes/emulsifiers etc)

Policy Development

Who should own this??

• Veterinarians

• Supermarkets are the current drivers

• DAFM (should they have a bigger role??)

• Industry (active already)

• QAS?? (Bord Bia)

Thank you

ciaran.cunningham@agrihealth.ie