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Antibiotic-Free Pigs Carry More Bacteria

 
Submitted on Jul 12, 2008 (Original item from 2008) | | |
by National Pork Board, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Iowa State University, Ohio State Department of Veterinary Medicine
An Ohio State University study of pigs raised in antibiotic-free and conventional settings revealed that pigs raised outdoors without antibiotics had higher rates of three foodborne pathogens compared with pigs raised on conventional farms, which remain indoors and receive preventive doses of antimicrobial drugs.
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