Establishing the link between microbial communities in bovine liver abscesses and the gastrointestinal tract

Abstract Background Liver abscesses (LAs) are one of the most common and important problems faced by the beef industry. The most efficacious method for the prevention of LAs in North America is through dietary inclusion of low doses of antimicrobial drugs such as tylosin, but the mechanisms by which...

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Main Authors: Lee J. Pinnell, J. Daniel Young, Tyler W. Thompson, Cory A. Wolfe, Tony C. Bryant, Mahesh N. Nair, John T. Richeson, Paul S. Morley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00278-0