Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Livestock and Aquaculture Systems
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal System and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2027 | Viewed by 365
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antimicrobial therapy; antimicrobial resistance; infectious disease; pharmaceutical development; veterinary pharmacology
Interests: veterinary epidemiology; public health; antimicrobial resistance; zoonotic pathogens; food and water safety
Interests: nutrigenomics; pharmaceutical science; nutritional physiology; microbiology-peptides
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance represents a critical threat to animal health, food security and public health worldwide, particularly within terrestrial and aquatic food-producing systems. This Special Issue focuses on the current situation and management of antimicrobial resistance in livestock and aquaculture, including the emergence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance along the food chain from farm to consumer.
The scope includes antimicrobial resistance surveillance, risk assessment along production and supply chains, epidemiological and clinical breakpoints, antimicrobial susceptibility profiling, therapeutic strategies based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and social and behavioral factors influencing antimicrobial use, including knowledge, attitudes and practices of producers, veterinarians and other stakeholders. Contributions may include original research, reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses addressing antimicrobial stewardship, therapeutic strategies and system-level approaches to improve animal health, productivity and welfare.
Studies adopting a One Health perspective that integrates animal, human and environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance are particularly encouraged. By consolidating multidisciplinary evidence, this Special Issue aims to support the implementation of effective antimicrobial resistance mitigation strategies, strengthen stewardship practices and contribute to sustainable, resilient and safe food-producing animal systems.
Dr. Raktham Mektrirat
Dr. Natapol Pumipuntu
Dr. Rayudika Aprilia Patindra Purba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotics
- antimicrobial resistance
- antimicrobial resistance surveillance
- knowledge, attitudes and practices
- antimicrobial stewardship
- antibiotic susceptibility
- aquaculture
- food-producing animals
- food chain
- livestock production
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