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Treating cattle with antibiotics affects greenhouse gas emissions, and microbiota in dung and dung beetles

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Antibiotics are routinely used to improve livestock health and growth. However, this practice may have unintended environmental impacts mediated by interactions among the wide range of micro- and macroorganisms found in agroecosystems. For example, antibiotics may alter microbial emissions of greenhouse gases by affecting livestock gut microbiota. Furthermore, antibiotics may affect the microbiota of non-target animals that rely on dung, such as dung beetles, and the ecosystem services they p...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1098/rspb.2016.0150

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
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Author
Publisher:
Royal Society Publisher's website
Journal:
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Journal website
Volume:
283
Issue:
1831
Pages:
20160150
Publication date:
2016-05-25
Acceptance date:
2016-04-29
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EISSN:
1471-2954
ISSN:
0962-8452
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pubs:624833
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uuid:248fd447-5c1f-4410-b824-cfdded06638d
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pubs:624833
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624833
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2016-05-28

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