Yet Another Setback for
Antibiotic Opponents
HOTH readers already know that numerous studies
have shown the risk to human health from using antibiotics in livestock is negligible.
For others, a new study from North Carolina
State University may be enlightening. It suggests that antibiotic-resistant
bacteria found in pigs can thrive in the environment, regardless of antibiotic
use by producers.
The study looked at Campylobacter coli—a cause of food poisoning—in both conventionally raised pigs and those
raised without antibiotics over several years. It found identical strains of
the bacteria in both groups.
Thakur's findings appear online in PLoS One and are summarized on EurekAlert!
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