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SUBMITTER: Birkegard AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5575052 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20170829 1
Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pigs is an important public health concern due to its possible transfer to humans. We aimed at quantifying the relationship between the lifetime exposure of antimicrobials and seven antimicrobial resistance genes in Danish slaughter pig farms. AMR gene levels were quantified by qPCR of total-community DNA in faecal samples obtained from 681 batches of slaughter pigs. The lifetime exposure to antimicrobials was estimated at batch level for the piglet, w ...[more]