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Study Links Livestock Antibiotics to Human Resistance Crisis
6/27/2025
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- A groundbreaking study from Carleton University uncovers a troubling link between ionophores—antibiotics used in livestock—and rising antibiotic resistance in humans. With ionophore-resistant bacteria found worldwide, experts are sounding the alarm, urging a critical reassessment of these substances in food production to safeguard public health.
