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New Report on Farming's Impact on Antibiotic Resistance
2013-04-02 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Although resistance in human infections is mainly caused by human antibiotic use, for a range of bacteria, farm animal use contributes significantly and for some infections is the main source of resistance, according to a new report from the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics.
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