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Comment Re:Farmers feed cattle with 12000 tons of antibiot (Score 1) 433

A) It isn't indiscriminate

Yes it is. Antibiotics are fed to healthy livestock as a preventative measure.

B) it's far less then an actual dose

Which is far worse. The proper way to use antibiotics is to use a large dose to kill all bacteria before any have a chance to adapt.

C) there is no evidence it has cause any mutation

CBC Marketplace did a study of antibiotic resistant bacteria in chicken. Two thirds of 100 samples were contaminated by bacteria, all of which were resistant to at least one antibiotic. Most were resistant to at least five.

D) misuse of antibiotic is the primary cause for mutation.

And this is a gross misuse of antibiotics.

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