Animal Health Management on Smallholdings

This study examined animal health management on smallholdings, with a focus on antimicrobial use and resistance. The project was funded by the Medical Research Foundation’s National PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance Research and the Langford Trust and was supervised by Dr Kristen Reyher and Professor Henry Buller.

We were interested in finding out how smallholders manage their animals, particularly in relation to the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease. In collaboration with the DIAL project and OH-STAR, we aimed to better understand patterns of antimicrobial stewardship, use and resistance on smallholdings.