tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531617304191579626.post3985904069377952103..comments2023-09-23T06:23:22.682-06:00Comments on Advocates for Agriculture: Antibiotic Story More Opinion Than FactTroy Hadrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729642328778709521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531617304191579626.post-6106341595106322842010-12-21T11:43:10.285-07:002010-12-21T11:43:10.285-07:00Hi, Troy. I'm intrigued: Do you use targeted a...Hi, Troy. I'm intrigued: Do you use targeted antibiotics to treat individual animals that become sick or injured? Or are the non-targeted antibiotics mixed in-feed actually being used to promote growth rates and to help prevent the potential outbreak (and rapid spread) of diseases that are the result of the CAFO-type management system (e.g high numbers of closely confined animals, under stress, fed a high-grain diet)? Would appreciate your thoughts. Peter (sorry, don't have a blog, etc!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531617304191579626.post-17771933253537308942010-01-13T19:40:32.021-07:002010-01-13T19:40:32.021-07:00Actually, the Norwegians might tell parents someth...Actually, the Norwegians might tell parents something like that about overuse of antibiotics. They care deeply about the health of their people... which is why they made severe cuts in antibiotic use in hospitals in the 1980s. They now have the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091231/ap_on_re_us/when_drugs_stop_working_norway_s_answer" rel="nofollow">lowest rates in the world</a> of nasty antibiotic-resistant staph infections.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.com