Metagenomic analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in the fecal microbiome in dairy cows. bovine gut metagenome

The use of antibiotics in dairy cattle has the potential to stimulate proliferation and subsequent fecal excretion of bacterial antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). These ARGs have the potential to reach human populations and may ultimately affect successful treatment of bacterial diseases in the human health sector. The objective of this study was to use new metagenomic techniques to evaluate the effect of ceftiofur antibiotic treatment on antibiotic resistant gene prevalence in the fecal microbiome of dairy cows.