Effect of in-feed administration of tylosin phosphate on antibiotic resistance in enterococci isolated from feedlot steers

Effect of in-feed administration of tylosin phosphate on antibiotic resistance in enterococci isolated from feedlot steers

Tylosin phosphate is a macrolide commonly administered to cattle in North America for the control of liver abscesses. This study investigated the effect of in-feed administration of tylosin phosphate to cattle at subtherapeutic levels and its subsequent withdrawal on macrolide resistance using enter...

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Main Authors: Alicia G Beukers, Rahat eZaheer, Shaun R. Cook, Kim eStanford, Alex V Chaves, Michael eWard, Tim eMcallister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Erythromycin
Macrolides
Tylosin
antimicrobial resistance
beef cattle
subtherapeutic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00483/full

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