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These genes come from the cows gut bacteria, and while none have yet been found in superbugs that are infecting humans, researchers said the potential is real.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/22/cow-manure-fertilizer-can-create-deadly-human-superbugs-study-finds/
hedda_foil
(16,371 posts)Monsanto? Cargill? Koch?
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)I think we're on to something.
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)"Funding for the research came from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the US National Institutes of Health."
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)The anti-biotic resistance comes from cattle being fed antibiotics constantly which breeds eColi resistant to anti-biotics. It's a scientifically sound study.
It's worse with chickens fed antibiotics according to the article.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)The growth hormones fed to such animals are also concerning.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)antibiotics ever worked in the first place. The reason we are now having trouble is the antibiotic laced food the animals eat.
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)There is a difference between manure, compost and fertilizer.
It violates GAP to use manure directly.
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)I'd like to see if they get the same results from properly composted manure, vs the fresh stuff they seemed to have used for this study.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)cattle-'cattle' because prions gave people mad cow disease.
But who knows how many 'cattle feed process' companies' cheat a bit with cheap slaughterhouse slop ingredients.