anti biotics in our meat

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anti biotics in our meat
Topic Started: Sep 19 2013, 02:33 AM (656 Views)
angora	Sep 19 2013, 02:33 AM Post #1
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/18/antibiotics-meat-growing-threat This is more of an issue than I realized. How about you?



Darcie	Sep 19 2013, 02:36 AM Post #2
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Was talking to my biochemist granddaughter recently and she said that this was a serious issue. Unfortunately, even if you purchase what is said to be antibiotic free, it isn't necessarily so.



heatseeker	Sep 19 2013, 02:55 AM Post #3
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Physicians should prescribe chicken to cure gonorrhea. laugh123



Darcie	Sep 19 2013, 02:59 AM Post #4
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	heatseeker Sep 19 2013, 02:55 AM Physicians should prescribe chicken to cure gonorrhea. laugh123 laugh123 If it worked we should no longer have STD. Edited by Darcie, Sep 19 2013, 03:00 AM.



Durgan	Sep 19 2013, 03:58 AM Post #5
Veteran Member Posts: 13,273 Group: Gardening Guru Member #720 Joined: March 31, 2010	This antibiotics issue is almost half a century old or older. There are even advocates of pumping people with antibiotics. The only problem is the target germs mutate and we end up with super bugs. A pig from birth to the table takes six months.The thinking is pump the antibiotics and the pig stays healthy hence increases profits. Ya buy any commercial food and ya takes your chances. But it sure tastes good. Enjoy! It wont last forever.



angora	Sep 19 2013, 05:09 AM Post #6
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	The article says the farmers don't use the antibiotics to keep the animals healthy but to promote weight gain and thus make more meat to sell. Also it mentions the water downstream from the farms and the harm it does. These things are what caught my attention.



heatseeker	Sep 19 2013, 05:59 AM Post #7
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	I'm pretty sure antibiotics are used in livestock because they tend to be crowded together, often in very dusty conditions, and thus prone to diseases. Weight gain may be a result, but it glosses over the conditions in which most animals are raised.



imjene	Sep 19 2013, 06:06 AM Post #8
Gold Star Member Posts: 3,960 Group: Member Member #745 Joined: April 4, 2010	Think I'll go to our local buffalo farm and stock up. Is bison a healthy red meat, if no antibiotics are used? I've heard that it is very lean. A friend is allergic to beef, but can eat bison.



Durgan	Sep 19 2013, 06:17 AM Post #9
Veteran Member Posts: 13,273 Group: Gardening Guru Member #720 Joined: March 31, 2010	imjene Sep 19 2013, 06:06 AM Think I'll go to our local buffalo farm and stock up. Is bison a healthy red meat, if no antibiotics are used? I've heard that it is very lean. A friend is allergic to beef, but can eat bison. http://s7.zetaboards.com/Worldwide_Seniors/topic/8847800/1/#new



swing	Sep 22 2013, 12:08 PM Post #10
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	We buy bison by the half. It is leaner than Chicken. It's very lean takes less time to cook than beef. We really enjoy it. We paid 5.00 per lb . last year for a half. I've scouted out a local farmer though who will sell it for 4.00 per lb. We however have to pay for the cutting and packaging.



Darcie	Sep 22 2013, 01:14 PM Post #11
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	swing Sep 22 2013, 12:08 PM We buy bison by the half. It is leaner than Chicken. It's very lean takes less time to cook than beef. We really enjoy it. We paid 5.00 per lb . last year for a half. I've scouted out a local farmer though who will sell it for 4.00 per lb. We however have to pay for the cutting and packaging. The farmers don't feed bison anti-biotics? Wonder why they do it to beef and not to bison.



angora	Sep 23 2013, 02:47 AM Post #12
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	Maybe they do. I guess you have to ask. We have a bison booth at our farmer's market but it is WAY expensive.



David	Sep 24 2013, 04:44 PM Post #13
Posts: 5,861 Group: Moderator Emeritus Member #12 Joined: June 30, 2005	Quote: Physicians should prescribe chicken to cure gonorrhea. laugh123 Good one, Heat. Funny and clever! bowing.gif



heatseeker	Sep 24 2013, 10:22 PM Post #14
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Thanks, David. It is just so absurd, and dangerous.



Trotsky	Sep 25 2013, 03:30 PM Post #15
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	heatseeker Sep 19 2013, 02:55 AM Physicians should prescribe chicken to cure gonorrhea. laugh123 Why do you think Jewish grandmothers gave kids chicken soup for EVERY illness? Have you ever seen a Jewish kid with gonorrhea? Q.E.D.



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