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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 1182788" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>As I recall, the statistic is legit... 80% of the antibiotics used in this country are used in livestock.</p><p></p><p>***BUT*** remember that Rumensin and Bovatec, being antimicrobial ionophores, are included in that number. They are not antibiotics in the classic sense that we think of Draxxin, LA200, Baytril, etc - but because they change the animal's rumen microflora they are considered an antimicrobial. They make up the majority of that 80%.</p><p></p><p>It's also important to remember that cattle weigh far more than humans do, so in terms of volume it makes sense that cattle receive larger doses and more total antibiotics than the human population does. Even swine, likely included in that "livestock" statistic, typically weigh more than humans.</p><p></p><p>It's a statistic that anti- groups love to quote, but when seen in context it's not that impressive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 1182788, member: 852"] As I recall, the statistic is legit... 80% of the antibiotics used in this country are used in livestock. ***BUT*** remember that Rumensin and Bovatec, being antimicrobial ionophores, are included in that number. They are not antibiotics in the classic sense that we think of Draxxin, LA200, Baytril, etc - but because they change the animal's rumen microflora they are considered an antimicrobial. They make up the majority of that 80%. It's also important to remember that cattle weigh far more than humans do, so in terms of volume it makes sense that cattle receive larger doses and more total antibiotics than the human population does. Even swine, likely included in that "livestock" statistic, typically weigh more than humans. It's a statistic that anti- groups love to quote, but when seen in context it's not that impressive. [/QUOTE]
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