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[–] 23 points 10 months ago (10 children)

I just had a thought, do they still put a shitload of antibiotics into animal feeds on factory farms? Doesn't that contribute to antibiotic resistance?

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Yeah, from what I understand, countries try to regulate the use of antibiotics, so that we don't blow the most potent ones, a.k.a. new ones, right away. But on some level, we're reliant on regularly discovering new antibiotics, which isn't great.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Iirc it doesn't because the antibiotics don't target the same bacteria that makes humans sick.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Until those diseases jump the species gap

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think that's super common for bacteria. You see it more with viruses.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    We still give them shitloads yeah, but it's complicated. Changes have been made globally. There's basically no risk to us. The antibiotics don't get into our food, and the superbugs that might breed aren't viable in humans. Wild animals still pose more risk.

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