15th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals

Regional differences in antimicrobial use for preweaned dairy calves in Sweden

Anna Duse1,2, Ulf Emanuelson2, Helle Ericsson Unnerstad1, Ylva Persson1,3, Karin Persson Waller1,2, Bjrn Bengtsson1
1National

Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, 2The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, 3Vxa Sverige

AIM: To investigate if there are regional differences in the use of antimicrobials for preweaned dairy calves and to visualize such differences on maps.
287 Swedish dairy farms Representative in geography and herd size

Systemic sulpha-trimethoprim
Used on 22% of surveyed farms. No significant regional differences were observed.

Systemic benzylpenicillin + dihydrostreptomycin (DHS)

Used on 18% of surveyed farms.

Farms

Systemic ceftiofur
Used on 1% of surveyed farms. No significant regional differences were observed.

Web-based Use of antimicrobials for preweaned calves 91% response rate

Survey

Use of different types of antimicrobials (yes/no) Treatment incidence (TI)(cases per 100 cow years)

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Oral dihydrostreptomycin (DHS)
@ Used on 20% of surveyed farms.

Systemic tetracyclines

Data

Used on 30% of surveyed farms.

Visualization Choropleth maps (QuantumGIS) Spatial scan statistics (SatScan) Discrete bernouilli Discrete poisson (TI)

Spatial analysis

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Systemic benzylpenicillin
Used on 80% of surveyed farms.

Systemic fluoroquinolones

Used on 13% of surveyed farms.

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Proportion of farms per county where the antimicrobials are used (green=low use area, red=high use area)

CONCLUSION: There are regional differences in the use of certain antimicrobials for preweaned dairy calves. Maps that illustrate these differences can be used in regional specific campaigns against the use of certain antimicrobials.
Anna Duse Department of Animal Health and Antimicrobial Strategies PhD Student

Full line circles encircle areas where a significantly higher proportion of farms use the antimicrobial than areas outside the circle (p<0.05). Each color represents one type of antimicrobial. Dotted line circles illustrate clusters of farms that have a significantly higher treatment incidence than farms outside the circle (p<0.05). Each color represents one type of antimicrobial.

2013-06-20

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