Alison M. Bard

INTRODUCTION The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to both human and animal health is well documented and has led to an increasing focus on the use of antimicrobials, including agricultural and environmental uses.1, 2 While recent efforts in the UK have led to a 53% reduction in the sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals over the last 4 years, coupled with a 68% reduction in the sales of the highest-priority critically important antibiotics in the same period,3 addressing the...

Citation: Best CM, Bard AM, Rees GM, Reyher KK (2023) Validation, visibility, vagueness and variation: A qualitative assessment of existing veterinary guidelines for antimicrobial use in cattle and sheep in the UK. PLoS ONE 18(11): e0294733. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294733 Editor: Claudia Cobo-Angel, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, UNITED STATES Received: July 3, 2023; Accepted: November 6, 2023; Published: November 30, 2023 Copyright: © 2023 Best et al.

Open AccessArticle by Alison M. Bard 1,*, Stephen Hinchliffe 2, Kin Wing Chan 2, Henry Buller 2,† and Kristen K. Reyher 1,† 1 Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK 2 Geography Department, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. † These authors contributed equally to this work.