Antimicrobial resistance profiles of
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2023-Jun
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BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been deepening in the layer poultry sector in Zambia partly due to the inappropriate use of antimicrobials.
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the phenotypic AMR profiles of
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2020 and April 2021 in which 365 cloacal swabs were collected from 77-layer farms based in Lusaka and Copperbelt provinces of Zambia.
RESULTS: Of the 365 samples,
CONCLUSION: This study found a high prevalence of