Use of antibiotics as feed additives: a burning question

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Madhab K Chattopadhyay. Front Microbiol. 2014.

. 2014 Jul 2:5:334.

doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00334. eCollection 2014.

No abstract available

Keywords: animal feed; antibiotic-resistance; antibiotics; ban; growth-promoting effect; guidelines for industry; livestock.

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