A comparison of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from swine herds in which antibiotics were used or excluded

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Mathew, Alan G ^a   Beckmann, Melissa A ^a   Saxton, Arnold M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Drug resistance; Escherichia coli; Salmonella; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013393289     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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