# Antibiotic Use Data Collection in U.S. Poultry and Swine Production

> **NIH FDA U01** · MINDWALK CONSULTING GROUP, LLC · 2020 · $300,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
Antibiotic use is the primary selective force behind the emergence of resistant bacteria. Therefore, optimizing
strategies for antibiotic use (`stewardship') is an essential component of efforts to combat antimicrobial
resistance, particularly in clinical settings. Optimization of antibiotic use requires measurement. Antibiotics
have been available for use in animals for over 60 years, but systematic efforts to measure antibiotic use in
animals at a national scale are a relatively recent undertaking. To inform stewardship programs, systems are
needed for the systematic collection of on-farm antibiotic use data that reliably reflect the intensity of antibiotic
use in food animal industries and advance knowledge of the principal indications for use and methods of
administration (dose, route, duration) of specific antibiotic compounds. This project will focus on antibiotic use
data collection in the poultry and swine production systems of the U.S. and will assemble a multi-disciplinary
team with expertise in multiple species to evaluate metrics for analyzing, reporting and summarizing the data.
Long-term this project will establish platforms for the consistent and sustainable collection of antibiotic use data
on-farm. This project addresses all of the key characteristics needed in a system for collecting on-farm
antibiotic use data. Specifically, our system will focus on the broiler chicken, turkey, table egg and swine
industries of the U.S. to: 1) Provide detailed antimicrobial drug use data that accurately reflects actual on-farm
use, 2) Provide “baseline” data on antimicrobial use (i.e., data prior to the implementation of Guidance For
Industry (GFI) #213), 3) Pilot methodologies for collecting, summarizing, and reporting antimicrobial use data,
4) Foster public-private partnerships/collaboration, 5) Leverage existing data systems and minimize burden
and disruption to animal producers, and 6) Incorporate strategies for protecting farm/producer identity and
other confidential information.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999495
- **Project number:** 5U01FD005878-05
- **Recipient organization:** MINDWALK CONSULTING GROUP, LLC
- **Principal Investigator:** RANDALL S SINGER
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $300,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999495

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999495, Antibiotic Use Data Collection in U.S. Poultry and Swine Production (5U01FD005878-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999495. Licensed CC0.

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