Factor | Lauderdale2007 (10029)

Avoparcin Ban

Chicken | Broilers

Avoparcin was banned from use as an animal feed additive in 2000. Prior to ban, 63% of feed-mills used avoparcin. **Gentamicin listed as high-level**

Resistance

Microbe

Outcome

Gentamicin
/

Enterococcus faecalis

See: Table 2	AMR+ (%)	AMR- (%)	Total (n)
1 year post avoparcin ban (2001)	37.00		283
Year of avoparcin ban (2000)	32.00		161

Gentamicin
/

Enterococcus faecium

See: Table 2	AMR+ (%)	AMR- (%)	Total (n)
1 year post avoparcin ban (2001)	6.00		268
Year of avoparcin ban (2000)	11.00		119