Agribusiness  January 19, 2015

CSU lands $2.25M grant to study ag’s influence on ‘superbugs’

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State University scientists will use a $2.25 million federal grant to investigate antibiotic use in animals processed for food and its effect on antibiotic resistance in people.

CSU will use the grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study antibiotic use in livestock such as beef and dairy cattle. They will research the degree to which the longstanding agricultural practice contributes to development of “superbugs” that infect people with costly, difficult-to-treat illnesses.

CSU said the study will be one of the largest of its kind. Antibiotics are used in livestock to kill dangerous bacteria and other germs,…

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