Feedlot manure might be plentiful and cheap but it could be worsening antibiotic resistance in humans

Brandon Long
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:43pm, first published January 18 2022 - 2:00pm
University of New England researchers say the popular practice of manure spreading could be weakening human antibiotic resistance. Photo: Brandon Long
University of New England researchers say the popular practice of manure spreading could be weakening human antibiotic resistance. Photo: Brandon Long

Spreading fresh feedlot manure on paddocks to improve fertility could worsen the growing crisis in human antibiotic resistance, new research from the University of New England says.

Brandon Long

Brandon Long

Queensland Country Life journalist

Brandon Long is a Queensland Country Life journalist based in Toowoomba.

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