Feasibility of evaluating the health hazard presented to slaughterhouse workers by antibiotics used in animal husbandry Abstract The large-scale use of antibiotics in animal husbandry favours the development of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. Because it may give rise to problems in treating infectious diseases in humans, it is essential to determine the extent to which this resistance may be transmitted to workers.The proportion of faecal coliforms resistant to antibiotics in 59 Québec pork slaughterhouse inspectors was compared to that in 50 workers with no exposure to farm animals.The results demonstrate a high resistance to antibiotics in porcine bacterial flora. Further, these microorganisms represent a potential source of contaminants which may be transmitted to workers and induce a similar resistance of their bacterial flora.This preliminary study, conducted in inspectors with only 20% of the occupational exposure of slaughterhouse workers, demonstrates the pertinence of conducting a larger-scale epidemiological study. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Feasibility of evaluating, in slaughterhouse workers, the risks related to the industrial use of antibiotics in the breeding of animals for consumption Research Summary: PR-019 Scientific Publications Scientific approach to assessment and management of activity-related spinal disorderSpitzer W. O., Dupuis M., Leblanc F. E., Abenhaim L.Source : Spine, vol. 12, no 7, 1987, p. S1-S59Antibiotics multi-resistances among coliforms isolated from the gut of swine and abattoirs workers: Evidence of transfer from animal to manOzanne G., Bédard P., Slobodan D., Panisset J. C.Source : Canadian Journal of Public Health/Revue canadienne de santé publique, vol. 78, septembre-octobre 1987, p. 340-344 Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0083-0130 Status: Completed Year of completion: 1984 Research Field: Chemical and Biological Hazard Prevention Team: Jean-Claude Panisset (Université de Montréal)