Volume 45 No. 2 July – December 2023

Bianca Therese P. Ymas and Santiago T. Peña Jr. ABSTRACT Investigations on the presence of antibiotic residues in livestock manure are becoming an integral part on the quest against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Moreover, as a potential hazard to human health and the environment, the threat of antibiotic residues cannot be taken lightly. As one of …

Detection of veterinary antibiotic residues in fresh fecal samples collected from selected pig farms in the City of Baybay, Leyte, Philippines Read More »

John Gerard S. Abando1 and Jayzon G. Bitacura2* ABSTRACT The excessive use of oxytetracycline for the cost-efficient production of swine can increase the development of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria. This study was conducted to isolate and identify putative cultivable heterotrophic bacteria from pig feces and evaluate their resistance to oxytetracycline. Composite fecal samples were …

Oxytetracycline-Resistant Heterotrophic Fecal Bacteria from Pigs of Kabalasan, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines Read More »