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Soil samples were collected during January, March, May, and July 2019 for bacterial culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing to identify any isolates of MRRE. Results were compared for TUS farms versus non-TUS farms. Linear mixed-effects modeling was used to evaluate for potential associations between the soil concentration of MRRE and the use of TUS.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"s004\">\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Overall, the sum of the mean soil concentrations of MRRE was significantly higher for TUS farms (8.85 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>-transformed CFUs\/g) versus non-TUS farms (7.37 log<jats:sub>10<\/jats:sub>-transformed CFUs\/g).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"s005\">\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Our findings indicated that farms that use TUS to identify foals with subclinical pneumonia for antimicrobial treatment select for antimicrobial-resistant <jats:italic>R equi<\/jats:italic> strains. 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