A dynamic model for spread of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a pig farm, incorporating bacterial load and human exposure through air

•An agent-based simulation model for spread of LA-MRSA within a pig herd was built.•The model takes into account the amount LA-MRSA on the pigs and in the air.•The model enables simulation of the effect of interventions on exposure through air.•Three different parameterization methods was compared.