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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2021

Feeding Pre-weaned Calves With Waste Milk Containing Antibiotic Residues Is Related to a Higher Incidence of Diarrhea and Alterations in the Fecal Microbiota.

Martina Penati, Giulia Sala, Filippo Biscarini, Antonio Boccardo, Valerio Bronzo, Bianca Castiglioni, Paola Cremonesi, Paolo Moroni, Davide Pravettoni, Maria Filippa Addis

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Martina PenatiDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
Giulia SalaDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
Filippo BiscariniInstitute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy.
Antonio BoccardoDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
Valerio BronzoDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
Bianca CastiglioniInstitute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy.
Paola CremonesiInstitute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy.
Paolo MoroniDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
Davide PravettoniDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
Maria Filippa AddisDipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Lodi, Italy.
University of Milan · ITNational Research Council · ITCornell University · USDeleted Institution

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cows receiving antibiotics for intra-mammary infection (IMI) produce milk that cannot be marketed. This is considered waste milk (WM), and a convenient option for farmers is using it as calf food. However, adding to the risk of selecting resistant bacteria, residual antibiotics might interfere with the gut microbiome development and influence gastrointestinal health. We assessed the longitudinal effect of unpasteurized WM containing residual cefalexin on calf intestinal health and fecal microbiota in an 8-week trial. After 3 days of colostrum, six calves received WM and six calves received bulk tank milk (BM) for 2 weeks. For the following 6 weeks, all 12 calves received milk substitute and starter feed. Every week for the first 2 weeks and every 2 weeks for the remaining 6 weeks, we subjected all calves to clinical examination and collected rectal swabs for investigating the fecal microbiota composition. Most WM calves had diarrhea episodes in the first 2 weeks of the trial (5/6 WM and 1/6 BM), and their body weight was significantly lower than that of BM calves. Based on 16S rRNA gene analysis, WM calves had a lower fecal microbiota alpha diversity than that in BM calves, with the lowest

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