Antimicrobial resistance is a broad term that is used for any organism, such as parasites, bacteria, insects, etc., that have developed resistance to something that is used to kill them or decrease their numbers. Over the past several years, the conversation about antibiotic resistance, specifically related to bacteria resistance, on the farm, in pets and in humans has received most of the attention. Antibiotic resistance can transfer between bacteria and these bacteria can move between people, animals and the environment.

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