Metagenomic comparison of the faecal and environmental resistome on Irish commercial pig farms with and without zinc oxide and antimicrobial usage

Metagenomic comparison of the faecal and environmental resistome on Irish commercial pig farms with and without zinc oxide and antimicrobial usage

Abstract Background Antimicrobials and heavy metals such as zinc oxide (ZnO) have been commonly used on Irish commercial pig farms for a 2-week period post-weaning to help prevent infection. In 2022, the prophylactic use of antimicrobials and ZnO was banned within the European Union due to concerns...

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Main Authors: Daniel Ekhlas, José F. Cobo Díaz, Raúl Cabrera-Rubio, Elena Alexa, Juan M. Ortiz Sanjuán, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Fiona Crispie, Paul D. Cotter, Finola C. Leonard, Héctor Argüello, Catherine M. Burgess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Swine
Heavy metals
Zinc oxide
Metagenomics
Resistome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00283-3

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