In recent years, extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing bacteria have been found in livestock, mainly as asymptomatic colonizers. The zoonotic risk for people working in close contact to animal husbandry has still not been completely assessed. Therefore, we investigated the prevalence of ESBL-producing Escherichia spp. in livestock animals and workers to determine the potential risk fo...

Previous research conducted in 2009 found a significant positive association between pneumonia in humans and living close to goat and poultry farms. However, as this result might have been affected by a large goat-related Q fever epidemic, the aim of the current study was to re-evaluate this association, now that the Q-fever epidemic had ended. In 2014/15, 2,494 adults (aged 20-72 years) living...

Turkey Meat as Source of CC9/ CC398 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Humans? TO THE EDITOR—Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure-us (MRSA) of clonal complex (CC) 398 were first reported to cause severe infections in humans in 2005 [1]. Direct animal exposure is considered the most effective means of MRSA CC398 transmission from livestock to humans. However...

Public concerns related to air quality impacts of intensive livestock and poultry operations have grown drastically over the recent years. Pollutants of concern are particulate matter, ammonia, methane, hydrogen sulfide, volatile organic compounds, and odors. However, there is a general paucity on character, amount, and dispersion of livestock air pollutants. Despite dramatic knowledge gaps, th...

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with MRSA-ST398 carriage in 1872 (response 70%) farmers and neighbouring residents in a pig- and poultry-dense area in Germany were investigated using a cross-sectional study and self-sampling nasal swabs. In the population, 1% without occupational livestock contact and 24% with occupational livestock contact tested positive for MRSA-ST398. The group wi...

intergenerational succession aims at the renewal of family farm and addresses the problem of increasing aged population of principal farm owners. this study assessed poultry farm characteristics and poultry farmers’ perception of farm succession planning in southwest nigeria. a multistage sampling procedure was used in selecting poultry farmers in oyo and osun states.  data were analyzed using ...

Background & Aim: Feed additives have been widely used to stimulate appetite, improve growth performance and immune system function in livestock nutrition. For many years antibiotics have been used in livestock production to improve growth performance. Following the ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds in European Union and increasing demand for organic...

B. Bakut is , E. Monstvi l iene, G. Januskeviciene: Analyses of Airborne Contamination with Bacteria, Endotoxins and Dust in Livestock Barns and Poultry Houses. Acta Vet. Brno 2004, 73: 283-289. In the air of livestock houses different amounts of microorganisms are present along with dust. The aim of this study was to compare results of quantitative analyses of airborne bacteria, endotoxins and...