LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS CAN BE ABSORBED BY VEGETABLES FROM THE SOIL

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LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS CAN BE ABSORBED BY VEGETABLES FROM THE SOIL

 

Food crops can actually accumulate antibiotics from soils spread with

cattle manure. University researchers studied three food crops: corn,

lettuce, and potatoes. The plants were grown in soil modified with

liquid hog manure containing sulfamethazine, a commonly used veterinary

antibiotic. The researchers found that the antibiotic was taken up by

all three crops. 

 

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