Monday 23 January 2012

Study gives new insight into antibiotic resistant genes

A study conducted by Michigan State University and the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. Published in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences gives new insight into antibiotics and pig feeds. 

For decades, many producers of pigs, chickens and other farm animals have used antibiotics not only to protect their livestock from disease, but also to boost growth rates and enhance feed efficiency, a measure of how well animals convert feed into weight gains. Read more ...
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