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A lot of comments here claiming we need antibiotics. I can't disagree. But what can be said about the antibiotics we use on livestock? From my understanding it
by tmnvix 2y ago
A lot of comments here claiming we need antibiotics. I can't disagree. But what can be said about the antibiotics we use on livestock? From my understanding it is a heck of a lot. When we then eat the meat do we essentially ingest 'unnecessary' antibiotics and do they contribute to the type of effect described in the article?
- mort96 2y agoI have never heard anyone suggest that the meat sold by the meat industry contains antibiotics, and from some quick googling, it seems like US federal regulations require that meat is "antibiotics-free" (meaning antibiotic levels below some threshold), and they regularly screen the meat https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2019/pork-essentially-free-of-veterinary-drug-residues/ https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2019... I didn't find what exactly the regulatory limit for "antibiotics-free" is, but from a glance, this looks like a non-issue. Now over-use of antibiotics in meat production is obviously a huge problem for other reasons, namely that it breeds antibiotic resistant bacteria.