Excretion of antibiotic resistance genes by dairy calves fed milk replacers with varying doses of antibiotics

Elevated levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil and water have been linked to livestock farms and in some cases feed antibiotics may select for antibiotic resistant gut microbiota. The purpose of this study was to examine the establishment of ARGs in the feces of calves receiving milk...

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Main Authors: Callie H. Thames, Amy ePruden, Robert E. James, Partha P. Ray, Katharine F. Knowlton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00139/full