Essential oil trials on-farm: an alternative treatment for mastitis
Project RELACS – Improving inputs for organic farming. While antibiotics remain necessary treatments against mastitis, their widespread use leads to antibiotic resistance, which constitutes a threat to public health. Many essential oils have antibacterial or anti-inflammatory properties. With the help of an advisor, dairy farmers can test alternative mastitis treatments with essential oils following a […]
Carne biologica al dettaglio: meno batteri resistenti agli antibiotici rispetto alla carne convenzionale
La certificazione biologica vieta l’uso di antibiotici nella produzione di carne, e la scienza dimostra che la riduzione dell’uso di antibiotici nella produzione si traduce in una minore presenza di batteri resistenti agli antibiotici sulla carne lavorata. D’accordo con la scienza del passato, un nuovo, ampio studio pubblicato in Environmental Health Perspectives mostra che la […]
Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Escherichia coli and ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Diffusion in Conventional, Organic and Antibiotic-Free Meat Chickens at Slaughter
As a result of public health concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance in animal-based food products, conventional poultry companies have turned to ‘raised without antibiotics’ (ABF) and organic farming systems. In this work, we evaluated the influence of rearing systems on antimicrobial susceptibility in E. coli and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESLB) E. coli diffusion in conventional (C), organic (O) and antibiotic free […]
