Factor | Aperce_2016_PLoONE (10349)

Menthol Diet Supplementation

Cattle | Finishers

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Description

Crushed menthol (0.3% dry matter) in a basal diet was fed ad libitum. Steers received 300 mg monensin, 90 mg tylosin per animal daily. Data extracted is from Day 30, and the total # of isolates represents the total # resistant to tetracycline (Table 1).

Resistance Outcomes

Resistance Microbe Outcome
Tet(A) Gene tet(A) (ARO:3000165)
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Escherichia coli
See: Table 2 AMR+ (n) AMR- (n) Total (n)
Menthol (0.3%) 1 10
No Menthol 1 3
Tet(B) Gene tet(B) (ARO:3000166)
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Escherichia coli
See: Table 2 AMR+ (n) AMR- (n) Total (n)
Menthol (0.3%) 4 10
No Menthol 1 3