Volumes 563–564, 1 September 2016, Pages 366–376
Review
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Building No. 3-2, Room 104, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si 561-756, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
- Received 12 January 2016, Revised 19 April 2016, Accepted 20 April 2016, Available online 30 April 2016
- Editor: Jay Gan
Highlights
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- Use of veterinary antibiotics (VA's) in livestock farming.
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- The fate of VA's in soil.
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- Properties that make the uptake of VA's by plants relatively easy.
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- Effect of VA's on plants based on earlier findings.
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- Possible measures that are helpful in limiting the impact of VA's.
Abstract
Therapeutic
and sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock farming is and has
been, a common practice worldwide. These bioactive organic compounds
have short retention period and partial uptake into the animal system.
The uptake effects of this pharmaceutics, with plants as the primary
focus, has not been reviewed so far. This review addresses three main
concerns 1) the extensive use of veterinary antibiotics in livestock
farming, 2) disposal of animal waste containing active biosolids and 3)
effects of veterinary antibiotics in plants. Depending upon the plant
species and the antibiotic used, the response can be phytotoxic,
hormetic as well as mutational. Additionally, the physiological
interactions that make the uptake of these compounds relatively easy
have also been discussed.
High water solubility,
longer half-lives, and continued introduction make them relatively
persistent in the environment. Lastly, some prevention measures that can
help limit their impact on the environment have been reviewed. There
are three methods of control: treatment of animal manure before field
application, an alternative bio-agent for disease treatment and a well
targeted legalized use of antibiotics. Limiting the movement of these
biosolids in the environment can be a challenge because of their varying
physiological interactions. Electron irradiation and supervised
inoculation of beneficial microorganisms can be effective remediation
strategies. Thus, extensive future research should be focused in this
area.
Graphical abstract
Keywords
- Veterinary antibiotics;
- Animal manure;
- Soil;
- Plants
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