Limited association between disinfectant use and either antibiotic or disinfectant susceptibility of Escherichia coli in both poultry and pig husbandry

Table 1 Descriptive results of the different aspects of external and internal biosecurity scores for 25 broiler farms and 21 pig farms

Broiler farms	Min.	Mean	Max.	Pig farms	Min	Mean	Max
External biosecurity	54	67	78	External biosecurity	57	69	87
Purchase of one day old chicks	37	69	100	Purchase of animals and semen	78	94	100
Exports of live animals	51	67	92	Transport of animals, removal of manure and dead animals	52	71	100
Feed and water supply	43	57	96	Feed, water and equipment supply	30	44	67
Removal of manure and dead animals	26	74	90	Personnel and visitors	47	68	88
Entrance of visitors and personnel	41	70	90	Vermin and bird control	50	72	100
Supply of materials	0	43	56	Environment and region	10	41	100
Infrastructure and biological vectors	65	83	100
Location of the farm	15	60	81
Internal biosecurity	40	61	80	Internal biosecurity	46	66	88
Disease management	56	78	88	Disease management	40	72	100
Cleaning and disinfection	28	52	71	Farrowing and suckling period	14	62	100
Materials and measures between compartments	0	55	100	Nursery unit	50	80	100
				Fattening unit	36	84	100
				Measures between compartments and the use of equipment	18	57	100
				Cleaning and disinfection	18	54	88
Overall biosecurity	50	65	74	Overall biosecurity	54	40	72

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