Agriculture's Role in Managing Antimicrobial Resistance Conference

Table of Contents

1. Papers Presented
   1. Session One - Antimicrobial Resistance: Agriculture's Role and Impact
   2. Session Two - Can We Farm Without Antimicrobials?
   3. Session Three - Regulatory and Trade Issues
   4. Session Four - Building a Future Strategy
2. Posters Presented

Papers Presented

Session One - Antimicrobial Resistance: Agriculture's Role and Impact

What is the Issue of Antimicrobial Resistance?
Dr. Don Low, Mount Sinai Hosptial, Toronto, ON

The Role of Agriculture in Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Fred Angulo, U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

How are Human and Animals Ecosystems Interconnected?
Dr. Abigail Salyers, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

A Canadian Perspective on Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance from Agricultural Sources
Dr. Case Poppe, Food Directorate, Health Canada, Guelph, ON

A Producer's Perspective on Antimicrobial Resistance
Mr. Jim Magee, Beef Cattle Producer, Drumbo, ON

Session Two - Can We Farm Without Antimicrobials?

The Swine Industry Perspective
Dr. Robert Charrette, Ordre des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec, St. Hilaire, PQ

The Poultry Industry Perspective
Dr. Martine Boulianne, University of Montreal, Montreal, PQ

The Aquaculture Industry Perspective
Mr. Richard Moccia, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

The Beef Industry Perspective
Dr. Michael Apley, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

The Swedish Experience of Limiting Antimicrobial Use
Dr. Martin Wierup, Swedish Animal Health Service, Johanneshov, Sweden

Session Three - Regulatory and Trade Issues

Using Risk Assessment to Develop Antimicrobial Resistance Regulations
Dr. Scott McEwen, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

The Canadian Approach to Antimicrobial Related Regulations
Dr. William Yan, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Food Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON

The American Approach to Antimicrobial Related Regulations
Dr. Sharon Thompson, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD

The European Perspective on Antimicrobial Related Regulations and Trade
Dr. Frank Aarestrup, Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark

Session Four - Building a Future Strategy

Building a Strategy Based on Risk Assessment and Surveillance
Dr. Lester Crawford, U.S. Center for Food and Nutrition Policy, Washington, DC

Building a Strategy for the Swine Industry
Mr. Will Nap, Ontario Pork, Guelph, ON

Building a Strategy for the Poultry Industry
Ms. Deborah Whale, Poultry Industry Council, Arkell, ON

Wrap Up Speaker
Dr. Otto Radostits, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Posters Presented

Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance of Food Borne Enterobacteriaceae in Human and Pig Populations
T. Akwar, J. Wilson and S. McEwen, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON;
C. Poppe, Health Canada, Guelph, ON;
S. Quessy, Health Canada, Quebec, PQ

Antimicrobial Use in the Ontario Beef Industry
C. Bair and S. McEwen, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON;
R. Reid-Smith and R. Irwin, Health Canada, Guelph, ON

Developing a Therapeutically Based Antimicrobial Decision System for Food Animals: An Effort of the Veterinary Profession with Support from Food Animal Producers
Virginia R. Fajt, Michael D. Apley, Cory Langston and Jeff Wilcke, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Monitoring
Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, USDA:ARS, Georgia, Kenneth E. Petersen, USDA:FSIS, Georgia, David A. Dargatz and Nora E. Wineland, USDA:APHIS, Georgia, Linda Tollesfson and Kathy Hollinger, FDA-CVM, Georgia and Kathy Ferris, USDA:APHIS, Iowa

Production and Characterization of Therapeutic Anti-idiotypic Antibodies for Control of Diarrhea Caused by Escherichia coli K88
Ziad W. Jaradat and Ronald R. Marquardt, University of Manitoba, Manitoba

Emerging Resistance Among U.S. Salmonella Strains to Quinolones and Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins, 1996 - 1998
N. Marano, K. Stamey, T.J. Barrett, L.Tollesfson, F.J. Angulo, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Aviguard, a Competitive Exclusion Product: A Novel Approach for Increased Food Safety in Poultry Production
A. Morner, R. Froyman and B. Gautrais, Bayer AG, Germany

Program to Monitor Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Animals and Food in Quebec
Marie Nadeau, Hélène Bergeron, Geneviève Côté, Gilles Arsenault, Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries, et de l'Alimentation du Quebec and Robert Higgins, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal

Microbial Ecology of a Mixed Anaerobic Bacterial Culture Challenged with Vancomycin
Toni L. Poole, Larry Stanker and David J. Nisbet, USDA/ARS, Texas

Temporal Changes in the Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of E. coli Isolated from Pigs in Ontario
M. Popa, P. Pentney and S. McEwen, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph and C. Poppe, Health of Animals Laboratory, Health Canada, Guelph

Antibiotic Resistance and Animal Agriculture: Development of an Integrated Risk Management Strategy
W. Powell and S. McEwen, Department of Population Medicine and D. Powell, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph

Potential for a Lactobaciullus-Based Probiotic Feed Additive to Displace the Use of Growth Promoting Antibiotics in the DIets of Starter Pigs
Brian P. Rouleau, Trevor K. Smith, Defa Li and Chunjian Lin, University of Guelph, Guelph

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Isolated from Human and Poultry Samples in Ontario
A. Valdivieso-Garcia, C. Poppe, R. Irwin, M. Ganton and E. Riche, Health Canada, Guelph and B. Ciebin, Ontario Ministry of Health, Etobicoke

Can We Produce Pork Without Antimicrobials? - The Answer is Yes
T.A. Van Lunen, D. Hurnik and T. Lank, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Prince Edward Island and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, PEI

Associations Among Antimicrobial Usage and Resistance in Faecal Escherichia coli in Weanling Pigs
D. Werber, J. Wilson and S. McEwen, Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph and H. Dunlop, Natural Resources and Environment, Australia