Factor | Amachawadi_2010_FooPatandDis (10240)

Diet Supplementation

Swine | Weaners

1

Description

Control diet: 16.5 ppm copper, 165 ppm zinc. Elevated copper diet: 125 ppm copper through copper sulfate. AMR+ isolates are those that were positive for the tcrB gene (PCR). Data represents sampling week 5.

Resistance Outcomes

Resistance Microbe Outcome
Copper Sulfate
/
Enterococcus spp.
See: Table 2 AMR+ (n) AMR- (n) Total (n)
Elevated Copper 0 5
Control 1 15