Antibiotic resistance may be prevented by processing manure
Scientists believe that processing manure will also provide opportunities for preventing antibiotic resistance. This is evident from a joint project between the Finnish Food Authority, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), which monitored the migration of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant intestinal bacteria from antibiotic-treated dairy cows to cowsheds and manure storage and also to the biogas process.When an animal is treated, antibiotics are excreted in its faeces and urine, ending up in the manure storage and pasture.