Continuing high prevalence of VanA-type vancomycin-resistant enterococci on Norwegian poultry farms three years after avoparcin was banned
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- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 89 (3) , 478-485
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01137.x
Abstract
Avoparcin was used as a feed additive in Norwegian broiler and turkey production from 1986 until 1995. It was banned due to the selection of VanA‐type vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE) in animal...Keywords
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