Antibiotic treatment in feedlot cattle: a longitudinal study of the effect of oxytetracycline and tulathromycin on the fecal and nasopharyngeal microbiota

Antibiotic treatment in feedlot cattle: a longitudinal study of the effect of oxytetracycline and tulathromycin on the fecal and nasopharyngeal microbiota

Abstract Background Beef cattle in North America frequently receive an antibiotic injection after feedlot placement to control and manage bovine respiratory disease. The potential collateral effect of these antibiotics on the bovine microbiome is largely unknown. Therefore, we determined the longitu...

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Main Authors: Devin B. Holman, Wenzhu Yang, Trevor W. Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal microbiome
Fecal microbiome
Antibiotic resistance
Oxytetracycline
Tulathromycin
Feedlot cattle
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0696-4

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