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India's Farmed Chickens Dosed With World's Strongest Antibiotics

posted by takyon on Friday February 02 2018, @06:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the chicken-not-so-little dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Guardian reports that according to a Bureau of Investigative Journalism study, colistin, an "antibiotic of last resort," is used by the tonnes by Indian farms to make the poultry gain weight a little bit faster. And all of this is perfectly legal. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls antibiotic resistance "a major threat to public health".

Another reason to eat less meat I guess. Like we needed one.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Friday February 02 2018, @09:03PM (4 children)

    by Thexalon (636) on Friday February 02 2018, @09:03PM (#632156)

    Eating meat is very healthy, and ensures that you do not suffer from chronic vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

    I've hardly ever eaten meat over the course of my life, and have never been diagnosed with vitamin or mineral deficiencies. Yes, including iron and other things most commonly gotten from meat. It's really easy if you enjoy eating beans and legumes.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @09:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @09:08PM (#632161)

    Those can mess you up.
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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Saturday February 03 2018, @04:12AM (2 children)

    by dry (223) on Saturday February 03 2018, @04:12AM (#632350) Journal

    A lot of people don't seem to realize that cows do just fine on a grass diet. Used to argue with a girl who believed she had to drink milk for calcium and eat meat for iron when lots of greens will supply them.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @04:54AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @04:54AM (#632364)

      Jesus, I hope you aren't serious.

      Cows have extra stomachs and spit up their partially digested food (cud) to give it another chewing before the second and final pass though their digestive system. It takes a specialized digestive system to thrive on such a poor food.

      I must have been trolled...

      • (Score: 3, Informative) by dry on Saturday February 03 2018, @05:24AM

        by dry (223) on Saturday February 03 2018, @05:24AM (#632378) Journal

        The point is that plants can supply calcium and iron amongst other things. Obviously people need to eat different plants then a cow, I just took it for granted people would understand the point that green stuff can supply most dietary requirements.