The Potential of Wood Vinegar to Replace Antimicrobials Used in Animal Husbandry—A Review
Gil Sander Próspero Gama,
Alexandre Santos Pimenta,
Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó
et al.
Abstract:The indiscriminate use of antimicrobials in animal husbandry can result in various types of environmental contamination. Part of the dose of these products is excreted, still active, in the animals’ feces and urine. These excreta are widely used as organic fertilizers, which results in contamination with antimicrobial molecules. The impacts can occur in several compartments, such as soil, groundwater, and surface watercourses. Also, contamination by antimicrobials fed or administrated to pigs, chickens, and ca… Show more
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