Effect of antimicrobials administered via liquid feed on the occurrence of sulphonamide and trimethoprim resistant Enterobacteriaceae: case-control study

Abstract Background Drugs for the treatment of groups of pigs receiving liquid feed are frequently mixed into the feed and administered via the pipelines of the feeding installations. In-feed antimicrobials may select antimicrobial resistant strains among the bacteria which form the biofilm of these...

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Main Authors: Oliver Heller, Roger Stephan, Sophie Thanner, Michael Hässig, Giuseppe Bee, Andreas Gutzwiller, Xaver Sidler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-017-0067-0