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> "The only way to destroy the spores is through burning, so we cannot use antibiotics unlike other countries in the world due to market access," Long said. Ma
by criddell 2y ago
> "The only way to destroy the spores is through burning, so we cannot use antibiotics unlike other countries in the world due to market access," Long said.
Market access? What does that mean?
- mikeyouse 2y agoEither nobody will sell it to them (unlikely) or more likely for New Zealand who takes their biosecurity extremely seriously, there's an approval process for agricultural antibiotics to be sold and nobody has completed that process.
- throwaway63467 2y agoThey sell it as organic which precludes use of antibiotics in most developed markets.
- Perz1val 2y agoDoes it? Such vaccines are applied after/before season, bees will eat every bit of honey that may've been affected themselves. Then you put in clean frames for new, fresh honey. I don't know if it can be sold as organic, but it is always separated and the honey never touches any vaccines.
- tialaramex 2y agoI notice that some people here say "vaccine" and some say "antibiotic" those are very different, as different as like bicycle versus jet liner. Is it a vaccine or an antibiotic? There are often EU rules against antibiotics in foods because those antibiotics end up inside the humans eating the food which is unnecessary risk (if the humans need antibiotics we'll prescribe them thanks), and sometimes because this is a sign that you're probably not treating whatever it is that's full of antibiotics very well, that's why it needed antibiotics - so stop doing that.
- bregma 2y agoPaenibacillus larvae is a rod-shaped bacterium, so the treatment is an antibiotic. Most people don't understand the difference between vaccines and antibiotics it's all just doctor stuff.
- Perz1val 2y agoThe article itself is inconsistent. I know the difference, but I am not native and I don't know what that bacteria is. I did assume it is an antibacterial vaccine due to: "Most farmers vaccinate their cows for diseases every single year, but it's illegal to vaccinate the hive".
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- Perz1val 2y agoI guess New Zealand has an isolationist policy and they don't want to introduce new chemicals into the environment. Burning probably isn't that huge issue for for small, side hustle beekeepers that have just a few boxes in few different spots. 3000 is an insane amount.
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- postingawayonhn 2y agoMost of NZ's agricultural produce is exported. There are probably some export markets that don't approve of the use of these antibiotics (if I was guessing probably the EU).