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Most antibiotics fed to cattle are used to bias the population in their digestive system to optimize feed conversion, not for infection control. Milk is discard
by maxerickson 3y ago
Most antibiotics fed to cattle are used to bias the population in their digestive system to optimize feed conversion, not for infection control. Milk is discarded if the cow is being treated for an infection, so it's not like they just do nothing else to keep them healthy.
- ceejayoz 3y agohttps://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/feedlot99_is_treatresp.pdf https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/feedlot99_is_... The incidence of bronchopneumonia in feed lots is 14% of the animals. Infection is very common.