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Not everything is as regulated as you make it appear to be. e.g. virtually every pig farm in Denmark regularly gets antibiotics, and MSRA is found on pretty muc

Not everything is as regulated as you make it appear to be. e.g. virtually every pig farm in Denmark regularly gets antibiotics, and MSRA is found on pretty much every pig farm. The average antibiotic use in Europe was 152 mg/kg of livestock a couple of years ago, with Spain and Cyprus being up in the 4-500 mg/kg. On the brighter side, Denmark is starting to seriously reduce antibiotic use in pig farms with a goal of being virtually antibiotic free within 4-5 years. Norwegian farmed salmon uses virtually no antibiotics, with only 5 of 799 farms performing minor treatments in 2016 . while 20 years ago, pretty much all farms used regular treatments.

pvaldes 8y ago
Salmon is only seriously breed since 1985 (or so). I'm an ex-biologist 'specialized' on parasites and diseases of marine vertebrates, from fishes to whales and turtles. (Specialist is a big word. Lets say that I spent a few decades studying it, a few hundred pages of my thesis deal with parasites of marine farmed fishes... and still feels like a newbie). A lot of things had improved in our knowledge of marine diseases (and understanding of marine organisms) in the last twenty years. The pig is a domesticated animal, breeded since many thousands of years. You can pick one and give it a shoot of antibiotic. Then release it and will run happy again. Marine fishes aren't in the same league. Can be shockingly delicate sometimes and get badly stressed when caught and put off the water. I have killed many thousands of them and would not use antibiotics or mess with the tank just because, without a good reason.