Source: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE POPULATIONS IN NORTHEASTERN US DAIRY OPERATIONS
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0424899
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Jun 15, 2013
Project End Date
Jun 14, 2018
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
PENNSYLVANIA,PA 16202
Performing Department
ANIMAL & VETERINARY SCIENCES
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
50%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
50%
Applied
50%
Developmental
0%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
7123410110380%
7123450110320%
Knowledge Area
712 - Protect Food from Contamination by Pathogenic Microorganisms, Parasites, and Naturally Occurring Toxins;

Subject Of Investigation
3410 - Dairy cattle, live animal; 3450 - Milk;

Field Of Science
1103 - Other microbiology;
Goals / Objectives
The long term goal is to develop and optimize management strategies that minimize the prevalence of zoonotic enteric bacteria, including those resistant to antimicrobial agents, in dairy production systems. The specific objective of this project is to conduct longitudinal sampling of dairy animals in Pennsylvania to evaluate the presence and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in the enteric bacterial population.
Project Methods
Sampling will primarily be conducted on dairy farms (composite manure samples), but samples will also be collected at buying stations and slaughterhouses. Quarterly composite manure samples will be collected from 25 to 40 dairy operations. Samples will also be collected from culled dairy animals (or pens) at slaughterhouses and at facilities where animals are housed en route to the slaughterhouses (i.e. buying stations and auction houses). Samples will be cultured for the presence of E. coli and Salmonella and isolates will be tested for resistance to a panel of antibiotics.