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ALTHOUGH the use of tetracyclines in pig food in Britain was prohibited in March 1971 because of the accumulation of tetracycline-resistant Escherichia coli in the alimentary tract of pigs so fed, the veterinary use of tetracyclines continues. To assess the effect of this prohibition, I compared the incidence of these organisms in pigs brought to Chelmsford market in 1956, 1970 and July 1972.
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Smith, H. W., J. Med. Microbiol., 3, 165 (1970).
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WILLIAMS SMITH, H. Effect of Prohibition of the Use of Tetracyclines in Animal Feeds on Tetracycline Resistance of Faecal E. coli of Pigs. Nature 243, 237–238 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243237a0
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