Effectiveness of Different Dairy Manure Management Practices in Controlling the Spread of Antibiotic
Channel: Livestock & Poultry Environ. Learning Community
Date: 2017-05-16

Even when antibiotics are used judiciously, antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) can accumulate in human waste and manure and contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance. Modern U.S. dairy farms use antibiotics for disease treatment and prevention according to the guidance of veterinary physicians. While dairy manure handling and treatment systems may effectively mitigate antibiotic resistance, the fate of antibiotic residues, ARB and ARG through these systems has not been adequately investigated. 

Proceedings available at: http://articles.extension.org/74258