# Antimicrobial Use Data Collection in the U.S. Poultry Production System

> **NIH FDA U01** · MINDWALK CONSULTING GROUP, LLC · 2024 · $198,770

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
Antimicrobial use (AMU) is the primary selective force behind the emergence of resistant bacteria. Improving
antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in human and animal health is essential for maintaining the effectiveness of
available antimicrobials and is an essential component of efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance. Most AMU
data that are being collected globally are in the form of antimicrobial sales volumes; most countries do not
currently have systems in place to collect nationally representative AMU datasets on-farm. Without any
knowledge of the incidence of disease in specific herds or flocks nor the intended use of the antimicrobials
included in the sales data, it is not clear how national antimicrobial sales data alone are useful in assisting with
AMS activities. Systems must be developed for collecting on-farm AMU data. These data should include the
principal indications for use and details about administration (dose, route, duration, age of animals) of specific
antimicrobial compounds, and ideally, would also collect information on therapeutic outcomes. This proposed
project will focus on expanding an ongoing, nationally representative, and sustainable system for collecting on-
farm quantitative AMU data in the broiler chicken, turkey, and table egg industries of the U.S. This program
functions as a public-private partnership and currently collects data from approximately 85% of annual broiler
production, 70% of annual turkey production, and 50% of table egg production in the U.S. This proposed
project will expand the current effort but also includes several additional objectives. First, a multi-disciplinary
Expert Working Group will continue to evaluate metrics for analyzing, reporting and summarizing the data. This
working group will also explore several key data gaps that we have identified during our 10-year collection of
U.S. poultry data. These data gaps include 1) methods for estimating the background incidence of key
bacterial diseases in the U.S. poultry industry, 2) methods for evaluating health and production outcomes
following antimicrobial therapy in poultry, 3) approaches for standardizing the disease definitions recorded by
veterinarians, and 4) methods for linking antimicrobial prescriptions given to the same flock so that the
regimens can be linked. This project addresses all of the key characteristics, as identified by FDA-CVM in the
RFA, that are needed in a sustainable and representative system for collecting on-farm antimicrobial use data.
The AMU data collection system for the poultry industry of the U.S., which already functions as a public-private
partnership and can serve as a model for other food animal sectors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 11088612
- **Project number:** 1U01FD008419-01
- **Recipient organization:** MINDWALK CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
- **Principal Investigator:** RANDALL S SINGER
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $198,770
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2024-09-15 → 2029-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11088612

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 11088612, Antimicrobial Use Data Collection in the U.S. Poultry Production System (1U01FD008419-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/11088612. Licensed CC0.

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