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Prevalence, Quantity and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Salmonella enterica at Slaughter in Response to Antibiotic use Early in the Cattle Feeding Period

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of tulathromycin and ceftiofur treatment on the 
prevalence, quantity, and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in feedlot cattle immediately following treatment and at 
slaughter. 

Investigators
Loneragan, Guy; Scott, H. Morgan; Ives, S; Lawhon, S; Loneragan, Guy
Institution
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
West Texas A&M University
Start date
2015
End date
2016
Funding Source
Nat'l. Cattlemen's Beef Assoc.
Categories
Salmonella
Antimicrobial Resistance
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