Antibiotic resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves via natural selection acting u...
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In an industry where profits are measured in pennies per animal, such weight gain was revolutionary. ... It says that "no residues from feeding antibiotics are found in beef, and there is no valid scientific evidence that antibiotic use in cattle causes illness resulting from the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria."
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These agencies need to cooperate and launch a collaborative surveillance system to assess the threats to human health in our industrialized food animal system, including but not limited to the prevalence of antibiotic resistant pathogens associated with sub-therapeutic use of antimicrobials as growth promoters.
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kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/antibiotics-in-liv...
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(See "Drug Resistant Infections: Riding Piggyback.") In 1951, the FDA approved the use of antibiotics in animal feed without a veterinary medical prescription; ... A Review of Animal Feed Ingredients and Their Potential Impacts on Human Health" and "Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Associated with Food Animals:
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What are Antibiotics?; What are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?; Antibiotics and the Animal Industry; Antibiotic Resistance, ... Over time this leads to the development of new, stronger strains of bacteria, with the antibiotic immunity passed on to subsequent generations. ... Other sustainable farmers use antibiotics,
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www.sustainabletable.org/issues/antibiotics/
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"If an animal gets a bacterial infection, ... FDA is investigating whether bacteria resistant to quinolone antibiotics can emerge in food animals and cause disease in humans. Although thorough cooking sharply reduces the likelihood of antibiotic-resistant bacteria surviving in a meat meal to infect a human, it could happen.
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Antibiotics in Animal Feed--A Growing Public Health Hazard; Worries Rise Over Effect of Antibiotics in Animal Feed ... Researchers have already found evidence that the use of antibiotics on farms has led to an increase in antibiotic-resistant cases of food poisoning caused by campylobacter and salmonella bacteria in people.
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www.purefood.org/Toxic/animalfeed.cfm
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CSIRO is developing vaccines and other alternatives to in-feed antibiotics for livestock. These will improve animal health and reduce the risk of drug-resistant bacteria. ... antibiotic-resistant organisms in livestock ... The use of antibiotics in animal feed may increase the risk of drug-resistant bacteria in livestock.
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Vegetables and fruits can also be a source of some antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Consumers may be infected with E. coli O157:H7 if crop farmers use antibiotics for phytosanitation or if crops are fertilized with animal manure. ... Avoparcin is not used in North America as a feed additive.
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