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Do antibiotics in animal feed cause more virulent pathogens?

April 26, 2017animal feed antibiotics cause pathogens virulent

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Do antibiotics in animal feed cause more virulent pathogens?

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Like any use of antibiotics in medicine or production agriculture, the addition of antibiotics to animal feed has the potential to promote the development and dissemination of antibiotic- resistant microorganisms. In addition, antibiotics, like other environmental stresses, may accelerate the rate of microbial mutations.