Farm costs and benefits of antimicrobial use reduction on broiler farms in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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2022-11-15
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Frontiers
Abstract
Of all animal derived-food, the demand for poultry meat is the most dynamic.
The poultry sector can meet this demand only by introducing intensive
production where antimicrobial use is inevitable. Bacterial infection
prevention and control is an important factor in intensive livestock
production. Antibiotics are an effective and relatively inexpensive means of
preventing and controlling infections, thus maintaining animal health and
productivity. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the costs and
benefits of various scenarios of antimicrobial use reduction at broiler farms in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This study focused on the economic impact of an
average broiler farm. Costs and benefits for various scenarios of antimicrobial
use reduction levels were projected by a partial budget framework using the
Mclnerney model. The disease cost of the current situation was US$225. On
reduction of antimicrobial use by 20% the avoidable disease cost was US$ 31,
by 50% was US$ 83 and by 100% was US$ 147. A reduction in antibiotic use can
only be achieved if better alternatives are available to combat disease. In
conclusion, the model predicts that reducing antibiotic use increases
production costs. Future studies on antimicrobial use reduction’s impact on
morbidity and mortality and the efficiency of additional control and other
measures of producing poultry meat without high concentrations of antibiotics
are necessary.
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Antimicrobial use reduction, Broiler, Costs and benefits, Dar es salaam, Mclnerney model, Tanzania