Resistomes and microbiome of meat trimmings and colon content from culled cows raised in conventional and organic production systems

Table 2 Average number of raw reads aligning to determinants of antimicrobial resistance in colon content samples, by production system and facility

Sample Origin	Midwest Mean (range)	Southwest Mean (range)	Overall average Mean (range)
Conventional beef	20,274	17,659	18,967
Conventional beef	(12,265 to 31,756)^a	(9,502 to 25,337)	(9,502 to 31,756)
Conventional dairy	17,521	11,421	14,471
Conventional dairy	(12,532 to 28,002)	(5606 to 15,930)	(5606 to 28,002)
Organic dairy	13,088	10,947	12,018
Organic dairy	(8479 to 22,314)	(5457 to 17,241)	(5457 to 22,314)
Overall average	16,961	13,342	15,152
Overall average	(8479 to 31,756)	(5457 to 25,337)	(5457 to 31,756)

ISSN: 2524-4671