#HC-04-15 Effective Livestock Production with Low Use of Antibiotics
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)Description
Understand disease prevention and antibiotic use in livestock production
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing problem worldwide and is a threat to the health of animals and humans. However, there is still a need for an efficient livestock production, which requires healthy animals. In many countries, this has led to an extensive and often inappropriate use of antibiotics, which may contribute to increasing antibiotic resistance.
On this course, you will learn how basic disease preventive measures in combination with sensible use of antibiotics can sustain or even increase the livestock production and limit the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
What topics will you cover?
- What antibiotics are and what they are used for
- What antibiotic resistance is, how it develops and why it is a problem
- Basics of infectious disease prevention
- When and how we should use antibiotics prudently and efficiently in livestock production
- How to combine disease preventive measures and prudent use of antibiotics for livestock to sustain their health and productivity
- The economic possibilities in applying disease preventive measures
Who will you learn with?
I am a Swedish licensed veterinarian and professor at SLU. Most of my time I devote to research and capacity development related to AMR in Africa and Asia and with international organisations.
I am a Swedish veterinarian working at SLU as a research associate. Previously, I have developed courses and trainings in the areas of One Health and AMR for Swedish and international participants.
Who developed the course?
SLU develops the understanding and sustainable use and management of biological natural resources.
What Will I Learn?
- Explain what antibiotics are and why antibiotic resistance develops on a basic level, and how antibiotic resistance affects animals and humans.
- Demonstrate understanding of the basics of infectious disease prevention.
- Identify simple measures that can be implemented on your farm, to reduce the need of antibiotics while sustaining (or increasing) livestock production.
- Explain when it is appropriate to use antibiotics and how to use them.
- Summarise how one can combine disease preventive measures and prudent use of antibiotics for productive and healthy animals on your farm.
- Reflect on what you and (other) livestock producers around the world think about the subject, and what differences and similarities there are.
Topics for this course
Introduction to the course
Introduction to the course00:03:35
Livestock farmers in Thailand and Kenya presenting themselves00:05:30
Presentation of three Swedish livestock farmers00:03:14
Introduction to the One Health concept
Introductory polls and discussions about antibiotics
What are antibiotics and how does AMR develop?
Open forum and closing of the course
Yes, this course effectively communicates a variety of knowledge about antibiotics and tells about the economic possibilities of disease prevention measures.
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global problem that poses a threat to animal and human health. However, in many countries it is often used inappropriately, which may lead to an increase in antibiotic resistance. This is a very interesting question.
We use a lot of antibiotics, but what they are and what they're used for is probably unknown to a lot of people. This course is very good, medical knowledge, very suitable for us.
In this course, I learned a lot of basic knowledge about the prevention of infectious diseases. We also learned when and how to use antibiotics prudently and effectively in livestock production.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is for livestock keepers and professionals working in the livestock production sector (such as veterinarians and advisors) in low-income countries and emerging economies worldwide. The course might also be of interest for agricultural authorities in those countries.