Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance through improved livestock Health and Welfare

Project Information

HealthyLivestock

Grant agreement ID: 773436

DOI 10.3030/773436

Project closed

EC signature date 3 May 2018

Start date 1 September 2018

End date 28 February 2023

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost € 6 982 237,75

EU contribution € 4 993 710,00

Coordinated by

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands

Deliverables

Documents, reports (29)

Manuscript Sow husbandry systems

A manuscript detailing the outcome of the environmental enrichment pig trial submitted to a relevant peerreviewed journal T22

Manuscript Reduction antimicrobials

A manuscript on the reduction of antimicrobials in meat water and manure in demonstration farms due to innovation is submitted to a peer reviewed journal T51

Second annual consortium meeting and its minutes

Second annual consortium meeting and its minutes T71

Manuscript Water consumption pigs

A manuscript on a pharmacokinetic model incorporating water consumption to predict plasma antimicrobials in pigs T41

Executive Summary for policy makers

Executive Summary for policy makers published T67

Manuscript Probiotics

Submission of a manuscript to a peer reviewed journal detailing the outcome of the probiotics study to support gut health and increase resilience T25

Third year conference proceedings

Third years conference proceedings including communication progress report available T63

Fourth year conference proceedings

Fourth years conference proceedings including communication progress report available T63

Second year conference proceedings

Second year conference proceedings including communication progress report available T63

Manuscript Chinese herbs

Submission of a manuscript to peer reviewed journal, detailing the outcome of the Traditional Chinese herbs study to support gut health and increase resilience (T2.6).

Manuscript Social acceptance

A manuscript detailing the social acceptance by consumers and citizens of pig and broiler farms and on the nature of innovations able to reduce the use of antimicrobials is submitted to a relevant peerreviewed journal T53

Manuscript Alternatives for broilers

A manuscript on the performance of alternatives to antimicrobials in broilers submitted to a peer reviewed journal T43

Manuscript Infection trial broilers

A manuscript with the results of the infection trials of animals from different hatching environments submitted to a peer reviewed journal T21

Manuscript Pig envionmental enrichment

A manuscript detailing the outcome of the environmental enrichment pig trial submitted to a relevant peerreviewed journal T22

Manuscript Tailor-made health plans

A paper on effectiveness of tailormade health plans T13

Manuscript Farmers' behaviour

A manuscript detailing farmers behaviour concerning the use of antimicrobials and attitude towards innovations is submitted to a relevant peerreviewed journal T53

Manuscript Group level video tracking broilers

A manuscript on the use of grouplevel video tracking andor RFID tracking of sentinel birds to automatically monitor broiler resilience at group level T33

Manuscript Detection health problems via weighing platforms

A manuscript on rapid detection methods for specific health problems in broilers focusing on the use of automated weighing platforms T33

Manuscript Group level pig behaviour

A manuscript on early detection of health problems in groups of pigs T32

Manuscript H&W plans

A manuscript on the technical and economic impact of Health Welfare plans on pig and broiler farms to be submitted to a relevant peerreviewed journal T52

Manuscript Early detection individual pigs

A manuscript sent to a peer reviewed journal on early detection of health problems in individual pigs T31

First year conference proceedings

First year conference proceedings, including communication progress report, available (T6.3).

Manuscript TCM pigs

A manuscript on curative Traditional Chinese Medicines in pigs submitted to a peer reviewed journal T43

Fourth annual consortium meeting and its minutes

Fourth annual consortium meeting and its minutes T71

Manuscript Water consumption broilers

A manuscript on a pharmacokinetic model incorporating water consumption to predict plasma antimicrobials in broilers T42

Third annual consortium meeting and its minutes

Third annual consortium meeting and its minutes T71

First annual consortium meeting and its minutes

First annual consortium meeting and its minutes (T7.1)

Health plan Guidelines

A report on the key issues and guidelines related to the writing and use of a health plan on high welfare pig and broiler farms (T1.2)

Manuscript Cost and benefits

A manuscript on the cost and benefits of innovations able to reduce the use of antimicrobials and their impact on production costs and farm income to be submitted to a relevant peerreviewed journal T52

Other (1)

Advisory App

Advisory App presented at conference (T6.5).

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

B2B modules for certification schemes

B2B modules for certification schemes presented at conference T64

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (15)

Analysis of Antimicrobials in Muscle and Drinking Water in Terms of Reducing the Need of Antimicrobial Use by Increasing the Health and Welfare of Pig and Broiler

Author(s): Anna Gajda, Tomasz Błądek, Małgorzata Gbylik-Sikorska, Ewelina Nowacka-Kozak, Kyriacos Angastiniotis, Maro Simitopoulou, George Kefalas, Paolo Ferrari, Pierre Levallois, Christine Fourichon, Maaike Wolthuis-Fillerup and Kees De Roest
Published in: Antibiotics, Issue 4, 2023, ISSN 2079-6382
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12020326

Group level and individual activity of broiler chickens hatched in 3 different systems

Author(s): Mona F. Giersberg *, Roos Molenaar †, Ingrid C. de Jong ‡, Kris De Baere §, Bas Kemp †, Henry van den Brand †, T. Bas Rodenburg * †
Published in: Poultry Science, 2023, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102706

Farm characteristics affecting antibiotic consumption in pig farms in England

Author(s): S M Matheson, S A Edwards , I Kyriazakis
Published in: Porcine Health Management, Issue 4, 2022, ISSN 2055-5660
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
DOI: 10.1186/s40813-022-00248-z

Consequences of timing of organic enrichment provision on pig performance, health and stress resilience after weaning and regrouping

Author(s): K Bučková, R Muns, J Cerón, I Kyriazakis
Published in: Animal; Volume 16; Issue 10, 2022, ISSN 1751-7311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100637

Automated recognition of postures and drinking behaviour for the detection of compromised health in pigs

Author(s): Ali Alameer, Ilias Kyriazakis & Jaume Bacardit
Published in: Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2020), Issue 3, 2020, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70688-6

Toward the automated detection of behavioral changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs

Author(s): Ilias Kyriazakis, Ali Alameer, Katarína Bučková, Ramon Muns
Published in: Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Issue 9, 2023, ISSN 2297-1769
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1087570

Automatic recognition of feeding and foraging behaviour in pigs using deep learning

Author(s): Ali Alameer, Ilias Kyriazakis, Hillary A. Dalton, Amy L. Miller, Jaume Bacardit
Published in: Biosystems Engineering, Issue 9, 2020, ISSN 1537-5110
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2020.06.013

Effects of hatching system on the welfare of broiler chickens in early and later life.

Author(s): Giersberg, Mona F.; Molenaar, Roos; de Jong, Ingrid C.; Souza da Silva, Carol; van den Brand, Henry; Kemp, Bas; Rodenburg, T. Bas; AISS Animal Welfare; Sub Human-Centered Computing; dASS BW-2
Published in: Poultry Science, 100(3), Issue 2, 2021, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.12.043

Costs And Benefits of the Improvement of Biosecurity on Pig and Broiler Farms

Author(s): Kees De Roest, Claudio Montanari, Paolo Ferrari, Christine Fourichon, Pierre Levallois, Giorgos Kefalas, Janneke Schreuder, Sotiris Papasolomontos, Maro Simitopolou, Kyriacos Angastiniotis and Annalisa Scollo
Published in: Journal of Animal Research & Veterinary Science, 2023, ISSN 2639-3751
Publisher: Herald
DOI: 10.24966/arvs-3751/100041

Biosecurity and Hygiene Procedures in Pig Farms: Effects of a Tailor-Made Approach as Monitored by Environmental Samples

Author(s): Annalisa Scollo, Alice Perrucci, Maria Cristina Stella, Paolo Ferrari, Patrizia Robino and Patrizia Nebbia
Published in: Animals; Volume 13; Issue 7; Pages: 1262, Issue 2, 2023, ISSN 1751-7311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.3390/ani13071262

Elevated platforms with integrated weighing beams allow automaticmonitoring of usage and activity in broiler chickens

Author(s): Helen Schomburg, Julia Malchow, Oliver Sanders , Jonas Knoll, Lars Schrader
Published in: Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023, ISSN 2772-3755
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.atech.2022.100095

Early Detection of Diarrhea in Weaned Piglets From Individual Feed, Water and Weighing Data

Author(s): Johan Thomas, Yvonnick Rousselière, Michel Marcon, Anne Hémonic
Published in: Frontiers in Animal Science, Vol 2 (2021), Issue 2, 2021, ISSN 2673-6225
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
DOI: 10.3389/fanim.2021.688902

A Comparison of the Behavior, Physiology, and Offspring Resilience of Gestating Sows When Raised in a Group Housing System and Individual Stalls.

Author(s): Liu X, Song P, Yan H, Zhang L, Wang L, Zhao F, Gao H, Hou X, Shi L, Li B, Wang L
Published in: Animals; Volume 11, Issue 3, 2021, ISSN 1751-7311
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.3390/ani11072076

Day-old chicken quality and performance of broiler chickens from 3 different hatching systems

Author(s): Souza da Silva, Carol; Molenaar, Roos; Giersberg, Mona F.; Rodenburg, T. Bas; van Riel, Johan W.; De Baere, Kris; Van Dosselaer, Iris; Kemp, Bas; van den Brand, Henry; de Jong, Ingrid C.; AISS Animal Welfare; dASS BW-2
Published in: Poultry Science, 100(3), Issue 2, 2021, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.12.050

Monitoring Means and Results of Biosecurity in Pig Fattening Farms: Systematic Assessment of Measures in Place and Exploration of Biomarkers of Interest

Author(s): Annalisa Scollo, Pierre Levallois, Christine Fourichon, Ambra Motta, Alessandro Mannelli, Francesco Lombardo and Paolo Ferrari
Published in: Animals; Volume 12; Issue 19; Pages 2655, Issue 2, 2022, ISSN 2076-2615
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani12192655

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

Combining several indicators to assess the effectiveness of tailor-made health plans in pig farms

Author(s): Levallois; Leblanc-Maridor; Scollo; Ferrari; Belloc; Fourichon
Published in: Peer Community in Animal Science, Issue 2, 2023, ISSN 2677-9307
Publisher: PCI
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7789635