Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Program

The BC Ministry of Agriculture & Lands (MAL) monitors antimicrobial resistance of bacteria found in chickens, swine, cattle and other farm animals. The program uses a complex sampling scheme to select animals to be tested, and tests for resistance to several different bacteria. For E. coli and Salmonella, resistance and MIC values for 17 anti-microbial agents are collected, and for Campylobacter, for 8 antibiotics. Methods of analysis and presentation need to be developed to summarize the data using appropriate statistical methodology. Furthermore, statistical methodology needs to be developed to test for trends over time or differences in resistance across regions, origin of the animals or different processing methods.

Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Carl Schwarz

Student:

Huanhuan Wu

Partner:

BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Simon Fraser University