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Antibiotics: Misused on Factory Farms

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Uploaded by on Mar 31, 2009

Jay Graham, MBA, PhD, a former fellow at Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future discusses the use of antibiotics in industrial farms and the public health risks it creates. He is currently a Polity Fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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  • @DrBird735 not to mention the use of antibacterial soaps and cleaners. All of these play a factor.

  • @DrBird735 both the use of antibiotics in animals (that we consume) and the misuse of Rx antibiotics are leading to bacteria like MRSA and VRSA

  • With only 2% of the US population actively involved in food production and even a smaller percentage involved with animal production, it is difficult to see connection between food animal antibiotic use and MRSA. USDA/FDA tests for residues in animal tissues, and invokes withdrawal of therapeutics prior to slaughter. I would rather examine the use/over use of prescription antibiotics dispensed for viral ailments in humans when we know it does not help. GM., MBA, PHD.

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