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Comment
. 2017 Feb 7:8:181.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00181. eCollection 2017.

Commentary: Benefits and risks of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals

Jørgen Schlundt  1 , Frank M Aarestrup  2
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Commentary: Benefits and risks of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals

Jørgen Schlundt et al. Front Microbiol. .
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Keywords: animal food production; antimicrobial drug; antimicrobial resistance; public health; risk.

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