linkedin post 2014-09-24 05:08:55

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OVERDOSING OF ANIMAL ANTIBIOTICS. In a study of over 3,000 swine feeds in the US, 25% contained antibiotics at concentrations higher than recommended levels. This mostly passes through to contaminate the environment. These 8 billion farm animals produce 1.3 billion Mg of manure per year, excreting 18-60 Mg of antibiotics per year. http://lnkd.in/dwbfrwX View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-09-24 05:11:03

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EUROPE BANS ANTIBIOTICS IN ANIMAL FEED. "Health concerns led the European Union in 2006 to ban antibiotic use as feed additives for promoting livestock growth. But in the United States, nearly 25 million pounds of antibiotics per year, up from 16 million in the mid 1980s, are given to healthy animals for agriculture purposes." No permitted use in crops in Europe. http://lnkd.in/dtwQkMM View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2014-09-25 04:28:08

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OVER 50 YEARS OF CROP ANTIBIOTIC SPRAYS in the US, as "indispensable for crop protection". In 2009, 16,465 kg of active ingredient were sprayed in US orchards (0.12% of that used in animal agriculture). Who knew? These oblivious authors cite no adverse effects resulted, except the development of pesky resistance. Not permitted in Europe. http://lnkd.in/dD96tS2 View in LinkedIn
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