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The original post said farm animals. You're now apparently conflating that with animal testing, which will take place anyway. Anyway the OP makes a lot of sens
by tempguy9999 7y ago
The original post said farm animals. You're now apparently conflating that with animal testing, which will take place anyway.
Anyway the OP makes a lot of sense. Resistance is known to increase when antibiotics are used. If we use them less (ie. not on farm animals) then it seems reasonable that resistance development will be lessened and the drugs' useful lifespan will be extended.
Much as I hate to say it, speaking as a veggie, farm animals are a commodity and moderately expendable.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoI'm saying we'd want to use them in agriculture because they seem to be harder to build resistance against. Nothing about animal testing. And I much prefer taking well known antibiotics as long as they work.
- tempguy9999 7y ago> And I much prefer taking well known antibiotics as long as they work. Agreed, but you may not have that choice for much longer.