Holdings Sustainability Report 2022 FINAL - Flipbook - Page 18
PIGS
IMAGINE
IMAGINE is a collaborative effort to study antimicrobial use and resistance on commercial swine
farms in the Midwest. Partners in the project include the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), the National Pork Board (NPD), and
the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research’s (FFAR) International Consortium of Antibiotic
Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA). The work focuses on use and resistance in relation to animal health
and production-related indicators.
Sample collection started in May 2020. From the start through July 2022, the IMAGINE team sampled
146 total producers for 575 cases. Sampling is on-going with our plan for this to be a 5+ year project.
Takeaways to date include:
• Resistance to classes never used in pigs - naturally occurring.
• Resistance to classes used in pigs - need to be aware & use judiciously on pig farms.
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Pipestone Management