TY - JOUR AU - Ramovic, Elvira AU - Madigan, Gillian AU - McDonnell, Shannon AU - Griffin, Denise AU - Bracken, Elaine AU - NiGhallchoir, Eadaoin AU - Quinless, Emma AU - Galligan, Aoife AU - Egan, John AU - Prendergast, Deirdre M. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/15 TI - A pilot study using environmental screening to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Irish cattle herds JO - Irish Veterinary Journal SP - 3 VL - 73 IS - 1 AB - Dairy and beef cattle can be reservoirs of many pathogens, including Salmonella and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), the causative agent of Johne’s disease (JD). Farm environments may provide potential entry points for the transmission of infectious agents into the food chain. Antibiotics are used to treat a wide variety of infections on farms, and administration of antimicrobial agents to cattle is considered to be a driving factor for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Control of JD and AMR are priority for animal health initiatives in Ireland. A national JD pilot programme was introduced by Animal Health Ireland in 2014, while the national action plan launched by Department of Health and Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine introduced in 2017 aims to improve the surveillance of AMR. The current investigation was undertaken as a pilot study to determine the proportion of herds positive for MAP, Salmonella species (Salmonella spp), commensal Escherichia coli (E. coli), Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) AmpC β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing E. coli from 157 environmental faecal samples in Irish farms. SN - 2046-0481 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-020-0156-2 DO - 10.1186/s13620-020-0156-2 ID - Ramovic2020 ER -