Projects

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance of bovine respiratory disease pathogens

This project conducted pilot surveillance of resistance of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) pathogens to common veterinary antimicrobial agents across seven Australian feedlots in 2019, to encourage the adoption of best practice antimicrobial stewardship practices by the industry.

Project date

1 Sep 2018 - 28 Feb 2020

Principal investigator

Joseph McMeniman

Research organisation

The University of Adelaide (UA)

Project funded by

Organisation

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Research funding body

MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry.

We do this by:

Delivering research and development that contributes to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness
Growing demand for red meat in Australia and overseas

MLA is a public company limited by guarantee....

New South Wales, Australia