David Passmore
2025
David farms 320 ha in Oxfordshire, with a true mixed farming rotation. The benefits of this can be seen in the soil health, producing crops which yield well in excess of what would normally be expected on similar soils but with relatively low inputs. Similarly, the farm’s animals have a very low need for antibiotics, anthelmintics or other inputs. Relying on rotation to reduce reliance on ‘modern’ inputs, resistance just doesn’t feature or the farms radar or concern David as a future issue.
My Sessions
Facing the challenge of antimicrobial resistance
Dr Aoife O’Driscoll
Ed Bailey
Prof Matthew C. Fisher
David Passmore
The One Health approach is a joint effort of various disciplines providing solutions for human, animal & environmental health. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an area that best illustrates how a One Health approach can tackle critical global problems affecting human health, farmed & natural environments & livestock production. We will discuss some of the anthropogenic […]