Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli and Management Data from 51 UK Dairy Farms

Environmental samples from 51 dairy farms in South West England during 2017-2018 were analyzed for E. coli resistant to amoxicillin, streptomycin, cephalexin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin. The dataset includes farm-level antibiotic usage and other management factors related to pre-weaned calves.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between farm-level antibiotic usage data and the presence of E. coli resistant to specific antibiotics like tetracycline or ciprofloxacin.
• Model the prevalence of amoxicillin-resistant or streptomycin-resistant E. coli across different farm management factors.
• Investigate geographic patterns in cephalexin resistance among the 51 sampled farms in South West England.

Strengths

• Data originates from 51 distinct dairy farms, providing a multi-farm perspective.
• Includes testing for E. coli resistance against five specific antibiotics: amoxicillin, streptomycin, cephalexin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin.
• Combines microbiological results with farm management and antibiotic usage data.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to a subset of 51 farms from a larger study of 53 farms in one UK region, limiting generalizability.
• Data is from 2017-2018 and may not reflect current antibiotic resistance patterns.
• Specific row count, column details, and data structure are unknown from the provided input.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Analysis of faecally-contaminated environmental samples from around pre-weaned calves for antibiotic-resistant E. coli.

Time Range

2017-2018

Freshness

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Geography

51 dairy farms in South West England, United Kingdom