Antimicrobial resistance has been recognised as one of the most difficult challenges facing human and animal health in recent decades. The surveillance of antimicrobial use in animal health plays a major role in dealing with the growing issue of resistance. This paper reviews current data available on antimicrobial use in farmed animals in the Republic of Ireland, including each of the major livestock production sectors; pigs, poultry, dairy, beef and sheep. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify relevant published literature, and ongoing research was identified through the network of authors and searches of each of the research databases of the main agriculture funding bodies in Ireland. The varying quantities and quality of data available across each livestock sector underlines the need for harmonisation of data collection methods. This review highlights the progress that has been made regarding data collection in the intensive production sectors such as pigs and poultry, however, it is clear there are significant knowledge gaps in less intensive industries such as dairy, beef and sheep. To comply with European regulations an antimicrobial data collection system is due to be developed for all food-producing animals in the future, however in the short-term surveillance studies have allowed us to build a picture of current use within the Republic of Ireland. Further studies will allow us to fill current knowledge gaps and build a more comprehensive overview of antimicrobial use in farm animals in Ireland.

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目前爱尔兰共和国农场动物的抗菌药物使用情况。


抗菌素耐药性被认为是近几十年来人类和动物健康面临的最困难的挑战之一。动物健康中抗菌药物使用的监测在解决日益严重的耐药性问题方面发挥着重要作用。本文回顾了爱尔兰共和国养殖动物（包括每个主要畜牧生产部门）抗菌药物使用的现有数据；猪、家禽、奶制品、牛肉和羊。我们进行了系统的文献检索，以确定相关已发表的文献，并通过作者网络和爱尔兰主要农业资助机构的每个研究数据库的检索来确定正在进行的研究。每个畜牧部门可用数据的数量和质量各不相同，这凸显了协调数据收集方法的必要性。本次审查强调了猪和家禽等集约化生产部门在数据收集方面取得的进展，但乳制品、牛肉和羊等非集约化行业显然存在重大知识差距。为了遵守欧洲法规，未来将为所有食品生产动物开发抗菌数据收集系统，但短期监测研究使我们能够了解爱尔兰共和国目前的使用情况。进一步的研究将使我们能够填补当前的知识空白，并对爱尔兰农场动物的抗菌药物使用情况进行更全面的概述。