tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560316926153575087.post8279567908088044918..comments2021-06-14T06:37:01.806-04:00Comments on <center>Colgate Physiology and New Frontiers in Medicine Spring 2015</center>: Antibiotic Resistance: Dust from cattle feed yards carries antibiotics, bacteria, and antibiotic resistance genes. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560316926153575087.post-38036463162206083482015-04-29T23:02:58.086-04:002015-04-29T23:02:58.086-04:00It had not occurred to me until now that there is ...It had not occurred to me until now that there is widespread use of antibiotics on agricultural animals in the meat industry. I agree with Courtney's comment that this is another valuable environmental reason to reduce meat consumption. Perhaps this will especially encourage people to reduce their meat consumption because this consequence has the potential to directly affect them. Danielle Mazzeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399095461093131587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560316926153575087.post-19440393110124378882015-04-06T11:45:21.885-04:002015-04-06T11:45:21.885-04:00I thought this article was fascinating because it ...I thought this article was fascinating because it ties together important issues in healthcare and environmental studies. Many environmental groups have been advocating for a reduction in meat consumption for a variety of reasons centered largely around reducing environmental degradation; however, this study and others like it could provide additional support for eating less in meat in our diets, and perhaps, since it involves direct consequences on human health, people might be more willing to listen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031512360714364321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560316926153575087.post-68526571338219152592015-04-04T13:26:46.961-04:002015-04-04T13:26:46.961-04:00Even if a link was established between the use of ...Even if a link was established between the use of antibiotics on farms and the rise of antibiotic resistance bacteria in humans, I would be surprised if practices were to change. Farms use antibiotics to increase the weight of their animals so consequently price is less since supply is greater. The negative economic impacts of not using antibiotics on farms would definitely discourage action from being taken. Additionally, the agricultural industry has political sway from lobbyists and those in power want to protect their donors. The post-antibiotic era seems to be a very plausible future. Philip Brauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587921349435508404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4560316926153575087.post-37243068791991507822015-03-22T20:58:14.395-04:002015-03-22T20:58:14.395-04:00Great topic! Love the shoutout to drug resistance ...Great topic! Love the shoutout to drug resistance in TB. I think that the scariest thing about all of this is in terms of drug development we are currently unable to keep pace with the increasing numbers of resistant bacteria. I read a few articles recently where scientists were beginning to throw around the term post-antibiotic era, which is terrifying to think about. I think another interesting component to the overuse of antibiotics in factory farms is the rise of the middle class in countries like China and India. This rise is correlated with increased consumption of meat, which leads to more factory farms and greater abuses of current antibiotics. Andrew Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268194008620545019noreply@blogger.com