Use and Environmental Occurrence of Antibiotics in Freestall Dairy Farms with Manured Forage Fields

Watanabe, Naoko; A. Bergamaschi, Brian; A. Loftin, Keith; T. Meyer, Michael; Harter, Thomas

doi:10.1021/es100834s

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Use and Environmental Occurrence of Antibiotics in Freestall Dairy Farms with Manured Forage Fields

Published in Environmental Science & Technology • Aug 10, 2010

Authors:

Naoko Watanabe

Brian A. Bergamaschi

Keith A. Loftin

Abstract

Environmental releases of antibiotics from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are of increasing regulatory concern. This study investigates the use and occurrence of antibiotics in dairy CAFOs and their potential transport into first-encountered groundwater. On two dairies we conducted f...

Subject

Lincomycin

Manure

Sulfadimethoxine

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