Publications by authors named "Emma F Puddy"
Aims: To investigate whether on-farm antibacterial usage (ABU), environmental antibacterial-resistant (ABR) Escherichia coli prevalence, sampling and sample handling methodologies are associated with ABR E. coli positivity in individual faecal samples from dairy heifers.
Methods And Results: Three hundred and sixty-four heifers from 37 farms were sampled via rectal or faecal pat sampling.
Background: Our primary aim was to test whether cattle-associated fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQ-R) Escherichia coli found on dairy farms are closely phylogenetically related to those causing bacteriuria in humans living in the same 50 × 50 km geographical region suggestive of farm-human sharing. Another aim was to identify risk factors for the presence of FQ-R E. coli on dairy farms.
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- The study examines the factors contributing to antibacterial resistance in zoonotic bacteria on 53 dairy farms in South West England, with monthly samples collected over two years.
- High levels of resistance were found in bacteria against common antibiotics like amoxicillin and tetracycline, and specific management practices such as dry cow therapy influenced resistance rates.
- The findings also highlighted that lower average temperatures correlated with reduced resistance, and samples near calves showed increased resistance, while pastureland environments had lower resistance rates.