Antibiotic and other antimicrobial resistance could hamstring important medications. One Canadian initiative brings together researchers from across sectors to tackle the problem.
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Meeting of the minds supercharges Canada’s fight to protect antimicrobial drugs
Doctors and veterinarians could lose important antibiotics and other medications to antimicrobial resistance. One Canadian project brings researchers from different fields together to join forces
Smart deworming starts with individualized fecal egg counts
Ontario Sheep Farmers’ hands-on workshop equips producers with fecal egg count skills to manage resistance, reduce costs, and improve flock health
Ontario Sheep Farmers’ hands-on workshop equips producers with fecal egg count skills to manage sheep parasite load, minimize potential resistance, reduce costs, and improve flock health
Quick test could improve treatment decisions in cattle
Researchers use water troughs to monitor resistant bacteria
Researchers are seeking ways to manage antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on farms, including quicker evaluation of bacteria so treatment can be better targeted. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and University of Saskatchewan veterinary school researchers are studying feedlot water troughs, hoping the water can tell them what sort of anti-microbial resistant bacteria are present. Why it matters: […] Read more
Enzyme can switch off livestock drugs
An antimicrobial gene in bacteria creates an enzyme that can deactivate certain medications used to treat livestock
Glacier FarmMedia – Scientists have found that an antimicrobial resistance gene in bacteria collected at a western Canadian feedlot creates an enzyme that can deactivate drugs used to treat diseases in cattle and other livestock. The EstT enzyme can affect macrolides antibiotic drugs such as tylosin, also sold as Tylan, which is a common additive […] Read more
New class of antibiotics found to fight antimicrobial resistance
Science Notes: WHO has declared AMR as one of the top 10 global public health threats
Wistar Institute scientists have discovered a new class of compounds that uniquely combine direct antibiotic killing of pan drug-resistant bacterial pathogens with a simultaneous rapid immune response for combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These findings were published in December in Nature. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared AMR as one of the top 10 global […] Read more
What’s old is new again in bacterial control
Bacteriophages are finding more uses in food processing, but not yet in internal medicine
A virus discovered a century ago could become a powerful weapon against disease and antimicrobial resistance in the livestock industry, according to an expert in the Canadian government. Why it matters: Bacteriophages could be an antidote to antimicrobial resistance, which is undercutting options for antibiotics at a time when global demand for meat is rising. […] Read more
Antimicrobial monitoring project gets support
A project to monitor antimicrobial resistance in beef feedlots recently received funding. The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) welcomed the investment of up to $294,314 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to conduct new research on the “National Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Ontario Feedlot Cattle”. “Collecting antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance […] Read more
Antimicrobial monitoring project gets support
A project to monitor antimicrobial resistance in beef feedlots recently received funding. The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) welcomed the investment of up to $294,314 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to conduct new research on the “National Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Ontario Feedlot Cattle”. “Collecting antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance […] Read more
Hog farmers continue to reduce antimicrobial use
Five-year study shows 57 per cent of participating farms decreased their antimicrobial use
An Ontario Pork Industry Council benchmarking study demonstrates that Ontario pork producers continue to lower antimicrobial use. The project, funded by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership Program, has been ongoing for five years, with surveys in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Why it matters: Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance have become greater societal concerns, so being able […] Read more
Bacteria found in ancient Irish soil halts growth of superbugs
Science Notes: The discovery offers new hope for tackling antibiotic resistance
Researchers analyzing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria effective against four of the top six superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, including MRSA. Antibiotic resistant superbugs could kill up to 1.3 million people in Europe by 2050, according to recent research. […] Read more
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