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Study Reveals Livestock Manure's Hidden Antibiotic Resistance Threat

7/3/2025

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A groundbreaking study in Science Advances uncovers a troubling truth: livestock manure across the globe is teeming with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that threaten human health. Analyzing over 4,000 samples from 26 countries, researchers discovered that chicken manure exhibited the most diverse ARGs. This alarming finding calls for urgent global measures to combat antimicrobial resistance in agriculture.

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A groundbreaking study in Science Advances uncovers a troubling truth: livestock manure across the globe is teeming with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that threaten human health. Analyzing over 4,000 samples from 26 countries, researchers discovered that chicken manure exhibited the most diverse ARGs. This alarming finding calls for urgent global measures to combat antimicrobial resistance in agriculture.