Mudenda SMalama SMunyeme MMatafwali SKKapila PKatemangwe PMainda GMukubesa ANHadunka MAMuma JB2025-05-232023-Jun10.1093/jacamr/dlad060https://pubs.cidrz.org/handle/123456789/10235BACKGROUND: 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