AUTHOR=Kurt Timothy , Wong Nora , Fowler Heather , Gay Cyril , Lillehoj Hyun , Plummer Paul , Scott H. Morgan , Hoelzer Karin TITLE=Strategic Priorities for Research on Antibiotic Alternatives in Animal Agriculture—Results From an Expert Workshop JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science VOLUME=6 YEAR=2019 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2019.00429 DOI=10.3389/fvets.2019.00429 ISSN=2297-1769 ABSTRACT=

The emergence, spread, and expansion of antibiotic resistance and increasing restrictions on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture have created a need for efficacious alternatives that remains unmet. Prioritizing research needs in the development of alternatives is key to ensuring that scarce research resources are dedicated to the most promising approaches. However, frameworks to enable a consistent, systematic, and transparent evaluation of antibiotic alternative candidates are lacking. Here, we present such an evaluation framework.