Meat of ducks, geese and game birds represent around the 7% of total poultry meat production. Photo: Mark Pasveer
Italian researchers conducted a longitudinal study on antibiotic susceptibility in commensal Escherichia coli from geese raised in free-range production systems. The results demonstrate that the dynamics of antibiotic-resistant E. coli
in geese production are like the ones observed in broilers. The transmission of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (AMR) from animals to humans is of great concern. In this respect extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and quinolone resistant Escherichia coli s
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