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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR)

Increases in potential health risks and concern

The World Health Organization defines antimicrobial resistance as the ability of a microorganism to stop antimicrobials (ex. antibiotics, antivirals, etc.) from working against it. As a result, standard treatments become ineffective, infection persists, and health risks increase. It is important to understand that antimicrobial resistance occurs naturally, typically through genetic changes, over time. Microorganisms’ ability to adapt and change in dynamic environments explains their survival over millions of years; however, research suggests that recently antimicrobial resistance has increased at an accelerated rate.

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As antimicrobial resistance increases - potential health risks and concerns also increase. Human health requires effective and efficient antimicrobials to manage, prevent and treat infections.

For example, when a person undergoes a medical procedure antimicrobials are required to ensure a timely and healthy recovery. If infections are resistant to antimicrobials all costs increase - hospital bed wait-times increase, illnesses become more severe and may result in death.

Although research has shown the vast majority of antimicrobial resistance originated from human use (overuse) of antimicrobials, there is concern that low level in-feed antimicrobial use in livestock production plays a significant role in accelerating antimicrobial resistance in host animals impacting both animal and human health risks.

Consumer values and concern over antimicrobial resistance has impacted and driven market changes. North American legislation is restricting the use of antibiotics in livestock as a strategy to mitigate antimicrobial resistance and ensure responsible antimicrobial use. The days of supplementing diets with antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs) to enhance animal performance are gone. Producers are faced with the challenge of maximizing animal performance while optimizing profitability without the help of AGP supplementation. There is no “silver bullet” solution, but a combination of alternatives and changes will be required to maintain on-farm production efficiency.

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Resources: www.cdc.gov/narms/faq.html

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