Regional-Scale Analysis of Antimicrobial Usage in Smallholder Cattle Herds (Aosta Valley, Italy): Why Surveillance Matters

• Main Authors: Federico Scali (Author), Sandra Ganio (Author), Claudio Roullet (Author), Mauro Ruffier (Author), Stefania Bergagna (Author), Giulia Pagliasso (Author), Claudia Romeo (Author), Nicoletta Formenti (Author), Antonio Marco Maisano (Author), Giovanni Santucci (Author), Matteo Tonni (Author), Federica Guadagno (Author), Francesca Mazza (Author), Flavia Guarneri (Author), Giorgio Bontempi (Author), Loredana Candela (Author), Giovanni Loris Alborali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Optimising antimicrobial usage (AMU) in livestock is pivotal to counteract the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. We analysed AMU in more than 1000 cattle herds over 11 years (2008-2018) in the Aosta Valley (Italy), a region where 80% of farms house less than 50 cattle. Dairy cows accounted for...