The current status of the alternative use to antibiotics in poultry production : an African perspective

dc.contributor.authorSelaledi, Letlhogonolo Andrew
dc.contributor.authorHassan, Zahra Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorManyelo, Tlou Grace
dc.contributor.authorMabelebele, Monnye
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-18T14:13:31Z
dc.date.available2021-02-18T14:13:31Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractOver the years the growth and health of food-producing animals have been enhanced by the use of antibiotics. These have helped reduce on-farm mortalities, lower incidences of diseases and more importantly improve productivity. Generally, the utilization of antibiotics in feed has been reevaluated since bacterial pathogens have established and shared a variety of antibiotic resistance mechanisms that can easily be spread within microbial communities. Multiple countries have introduced bans or severe restrictions on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics. This has therefore warranted the urgent need for alternatives. Africa is facing its own challenges as it has been reported to be one of the continents with the highest number of foodborne diseases with approximately 91 million related diseases and 137,000 death per annum. Stakeholder and policy direction has been put in place to curb this escalation; however, the problem persists. The use of alternatives has been recommended and some successfully used in other countries as well as Africa, including proand prebiotics and phytochemicals. This then leads to the core aim of this review which is to (1) determine the extent to which antimicrobial-resistant pathogens have affected Africa, (2) assess the current measures put in place by Africa to reduces antimicrobial resistance and finally (3) explore the alternative use of antibiotics in poultry production. Improved sanitary conditions and farm biosecurity are important alternatives that could be adopted by farmers instead of depending on antibiotic drugs for disease control and prevention.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.mdpi.com/journal/antibioticsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSelaledi, L.A., Hassan, Z.M., Manyelo, T.G. & Mabelebele, M. 2020, 'The current status of the alternative use to antibiotics in poultry production : an African perspective', Antibiotics, vol. 9, no. 9, art. 594. pp. 1-18.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2079-6382 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3390/antibiotics9090594
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/78765
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherMDPIen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_ZA
dc.subjectPrebioticen_ZA
dc.subjectProbioticen_ZA
dc.subjectPoultryen_ZA
dc.subjectSalmonellaen_ZA
dc.subjectTetracyclineen_ZA
dc.subjectAntimicrobial resistance (AMR)en_ZA
dc.titleThe current status of the alternative use to antibiotics in poultry production : an African perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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