Presence of Antibiotic Residues and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Cattle Manure Intended for Fertilization of Agricultural Fields: A One Health Perspective

• Main Authors: Judith Huygens (Author), Els Daeseleire (Author), Jacques Mahillon (Author), Daan Van Elst (Author), Johan Decrop (Author), Jurgen Meirlaen (Author), Jeroen Dewulf (Author), Marc Heyndrickx (Author), Geertrui Rasschaert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues can enter the environment when using animal manure as fertilizer. Twenty-five mixed beef cattle farmyard manure samples and 9 mixed fattening calf slurry samples from different farms across Belgium were investigated for the presence of 69 antibio...