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Cattle Treated with Antibiotics Emit More Methane, Study Shows

31 May 2016

• 31 May 15:46

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An international team of scientists have published a study that highlights how antibiotics given to cattle can have far-reaching effects on an ecosystem, according to the EU's CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service). Publishing in ‘Proceedings of the Royal Society B’, a journal of The Royal Society, the international team comprising scientists from the US, the UK, Finland and Sweden, have argued that there may be ‘unintended, cascading ecological effects’ from the use of antibiotics in agriculture. The research gives another incentive for animal producers to reduce antibiotic use, which is already taking place in. Read more...