Survey on the disposal of waste milk containing antimicrobial residues on Swiss dairy farms

Bernier Gosselin, Véronique; Bodmer, Michèle; Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud; Steiner, Adrian; Meylan, Mireille (2022). Survey on the disposal of waste milk containing antimicrobial residues on Swiss dairy farms. Journal of dairy science, 105(2), pp. 1242-1254. American Dairy Science Association 10.3168/jds.2021-20948

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Feeding waste milk containing antimicrobial residues (WMA) to calves has been associated with increased antimicrobial resistance in calves' commensal bacterial flora. The objectives of this study were (1) to document practices related to the disposal of WMA on Swiss dairy farms and (2) to evaluate the association between farm characteristics and the feeding of WMA to calves. A web-based questionnaire on practices surrounding waste milk disposal was completed by 1,625 dairy producers (10.9% of solicited producers). Logistic regression models were built to evaluate the association between herd characteristics and the practice of feeding WMA. Waste milk produced during and up to the first milking after completion of antimicrobial treatment or during the withdrawal period was fed to at least some of the calves on 47.3% of respondents' farms. Farms in organic production had lower odds of feeding WMA to calves than nonorganic farms [odds ratio (OR) 0.59]. Farms located in the eastern region of Switzerland, as opposed to those in the western region, had increased odds of feeding WMA to calves (OR 2.01). A yearly average bulk tank somatic cell count ≥150,000 cells/mL was associated with increased odds of feeding WMA to calves compared with the reference category of <100,000 cells/mL (OR 1.62). An average cow-level annual milk production ≥8,500 L was associated with increased odds of feeding WMA to calves compared with farms in the interquartile range with a production of 6,500 to 8,499 L (OR 1.24). Further research is warranted to investigate dairy farmers' motivations affecting this practice, and to quantitatively define calves' exposure to antimicrobial residues and the resulting antimicrobial resistance in calves' commensal flora on these farms.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Clinic for Ruminants
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH)

UniBE Contributor:

Bernier Gosselin, Véronique, Bodmer, Michèle, Schüpbach-Regula, Gertraud Irene, Steiner, Adrian, Meylan, Mireille

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0022-0302

Publisher:

American Dairy Science Association

Language:

English

Submitter:

Barbara Bach

Date Deposited:

01 Jul 2021 09:04

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:35

Publisher DOI:

10.3168/jds.2021-20948

PubMed ID:

34799105

Additional Information:

with Supplementary data: Questions and choices included in the English version of the questionnaire on waste milk disposal practices sent to Swiss dairy producers

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/157252

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/157252

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