Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Age-related decline in carriage of ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli in young calves.
- Journal:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Hoyle, Deborah V et al.
- Affiliation:
- Roayl (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies · United Kingdom
Abstract
The presence of ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli (Amp(r) E. coli) in the fecal flora of calves was monitored on a monthly basis in seven cohorts of calves. Calves were rapidly colonized by Amp(r) E. coli, with peak prevalence in cohort calves observed in the 4 months after the calves were born. The prevalence of calves yielding Amp(r) E. coli in cohorts consistently declined to low levels with increasing age of the calves (P < 0.001).
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