Poultry farms that go organic have significantly fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Poultry farms that have transitioned from conventional to organic practices and ceased using antibiotics have significantly lower levels of drug-resistant enterococci bacteria. The findings suggest that removing antibiotic use from large-scale US poultry farms can result in immediate and significant reductions in antibiotic resistance for some bacteria.

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