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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2008, p. 1968-1977, Vol. 46, No. 6
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00169-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Changes in Tetracycline Susceptibility of Enteric Bacteria following Switching to Nonmedicated Milk Replacer for Dairy Calves{triangledown}

John B. Kaneene,1* Lorin D. Warnick,2 Carole A. Bolin,3 Ronald J. Erskine,4 Katherine May,1 and RoseAnn Miller1

Center for Comparative Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan,1 Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York,2 Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan,3 Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan4

Received 28 January 2008/ Returned for modification 12 March 2008/ Accepted 4 April 2008

A randomized intervention study was conducted to determine if discontinuing use of calf milk replacer medicated with oxytetracycline results in increased tetracycline susceptibility in Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli in dairy calves over a 12-month period. Dairy herds with enteric bacteria with known low tetracycline susceptibility were enrolled for the study. Fecal samples from preweaned calves and environmental samples were collected from eight dairy herds in Michigan and New York State. Samples were collected monthly for 3 months prior to and 12 months after four of the eight herds discontinued medicated milk replacer feeding. Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. and E. coli were isolated, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted using automated broth microdilution. A total of 804 intervention and 1,026 control calf fecal samples and 122 intervention and 136 control environmental samples were collected for testing. No differences in owner-reported morbidity and mortality between treatment groups were seen. The intervention was significantly associated with increasing tetracycline susceptibility in E. coli and Salmonella. Tetracycline susceptibility increased in intervention herds for the first 3 months after switching to nonmedicated milk replacer but declined in subsequent months. Discontinuing the practice of feeding medicated milk replacers to calves increased tetracycline susceptibility in E. coli and Salmonella on dairy farms, without increasing cattle disease, but declines in effectiveness after 3 months suggest that other factors contribute to decreasing susceptibility on the farm.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: A-109 Veterinary Medical Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1314. Phone: (517) 353-5941. Fax: (517) 432-0976. E-mail: kaneene{at}cvm.msu.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 16 April 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2008, p. 1968-1977, Vol. 46, No. 6
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00169-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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