Persistent effects of intramammary ceftiofur treatment on the gut microbiome and antibiotic resistance in dairy cattle

Persistent effects of intramammary ceftiofur treatment on the gut microbiome and antibiotic resistance in dairy cattle

Abstract Background Intramammary (IMM) ceftiofur treatment is commonly used in dairy farms to prevent mastitis, though its impact on the cattle gut microbiome and selection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has not been elucidated. Herein, we enrolled 40 dairy (Holstein) cows at the end of the lactat...

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Main Authors: Karla A. Vasco, Samantha Carbonell, Rebekah E. Sloup, Bailey Bowcutt, Rita R. Colwell, Karlis Graubics, Ronald Erskine, Bo Norby, Pamela L. Ruegg, Lixin Zhang, Shannon D. Manning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Cattle
Mastitis
Antibiotic resistance
Microbiome
Resistome
Ceftiofur
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00274-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-023-00274-4

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