#Poultry Antibiotic

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Global Poultry Antibiotic Market Is Estimated To Witness High Growth Owing To Rising Concerns Regarding Poultry Health

The Global Poultry Antibiotic Market is estimated to be valued at US$ 3.45 billion in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 5.8% over the forecast period 2023-2030, as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights. Market Overview: The Poultry Antibiotic Market refers to the market for antibiotics used in the poultry industry to prevent and treat various infections and diseases in poultry. Poultry antibiotics play a crucial role in ensuring the health and well-being of poultry, as they help in preventing and controlling diseases that can cause significant economic losses for poultry producers. Poultry antibiotics have several advantages, including improved feed conversion ratios, increased growth rates, enhanced disease resistance, and reduced mortality rates. These antibiotics help maintain the overall health of poultry and improve their productivity, thereby benefiting both the poultry industry and consumers. Market Key Trends: One key trend observed in the Poultry Antibiotic Market is the increasing demand for antibiotics derived from natural sources. As consumers are becoming more conscious about food safety and animal welfare, there is a growing preference for natural or organic products. This trend has led to the development and utilization of antibiotics derived from natural sources, such as plant extracts, essential oils, and probiotics. For example, companies like Zoetis Inc. and Elanco Animal Health are investing in research and development to develop antibiotics with natural origins. These antibiotics offer similar efficacy to synthetic antibiotics but are considered safer and more sustainable. PEST Analysis: - Political: Regulatory frameworks regarding the use of antibiotics in animal feed vary across different countries. Some countries have banned the use of certain antibiotics as growth promoters, while others have implemented stricter regulations on antibiotic use in animal husbandry. - Economic: The demand for poultry products is increasing globally, driven by population growth and rising disposable incomes. This creates a favorable market for poultry antibiotics as producers strive to meet the growing demand. - Social: Increasing concerns about food safety and animal welfare have led to a greater focus on reducing the use of antibiotics in animal feed. Consumers are becoming more conscious of the potential risks associated with antibiotic residues in poultry products. - Technological: Advancements in biotechnology and genetic engineering have paved the way for the development of alternative antibiotic strategies, such as vaccines and phage therapy. These technologies are expected to reduce the reliance on antibiotics in the future. Key Takeaways: Paragraph 1: The Global Poultry Antibiotic Market Size is expected to witness high growth, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.8% over the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to increasing concerns about poultry health and the need to prevent and treat diseases effectively. For example, outbreaks of avian influenza and other infectious diseases have highlighted the importance of proper disease management in the poultry industry. Paragraph 2: Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing and dominating region in the Poultry Antibiotic Market. The region has a large population, increasing disposable incomes, and a growing demand for poultry products. Furthermore, countries like China and India have substantial poultry production and are investing in modern poultry farming practices, driving the demand for antibiotics.

[barnabyseyelashes]

kitty-bird got a clean bill of health !! her bloodwork is all normal, yay.. she will be on a calcium supplement pill and (whispers) antibiotics for two weeks. unfortunately i continue to ail, i just fucked up my knee the worst it’s ever been. can’t bend it & i have to kneel to pill kitty twice a day so.. this will be.. something

[indizombie]

The One Health approach for fighting antibiotic abuse that views the health of animals, people and the environment as a single unit becomes all the more important in India. According to a study by the think tank Centre for Science and Environment conducted in Delhi, more than 40 percent of the chicken samples tested had antibiotics in them as growth promoters to fatten the meat. When people consume these antibiotic-laced chicken, they end up developing antibiotic resistance even though they might have never directly consumed them. Further, the rampant use of antibiotics in cattle feed shows up in the milk consumed by humans, leading to further antibiotic resistance even in vegetarians.

Arman Khan, ‘The Rise and Rise of Antibiotic Abuse in India’, VICE

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Treating and Preventing Bumblefoot in Chickens: A Comprehensive Guide

Bumblefoot, scientifically known as pododermatitis, is a common, painful yet serious bacterial infection that affects the feet of chickens. This condition can cause significant discomfort and pain for your birds, potentially leading to severe mobility issues if left untreated. Understanding the causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of bumblefoot is crucial for ensuring the health and…

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Boosting Poultry Health: The Benefits of Herbofloxin for Gut Improvement

Herbofloxin, a natural poultry feed supplement, plays a crucial role in enhancing gut health, which is essential for the overall well-being of poultry. Good gut health in poultry leads to better nutrient absorption, stronger immune systems, and overall improved growth and productivity. Herbofloxin, rich in herbal extracts, supports the balance of gut microflora, reducing the incidence of common digestive disorders.

In addition to improving digestion, Herbofloxin helps in reducing the reliance on antibiotics by providing natural antimicrobial properties. This is increasingly important in modern poultry farming, where there's a growing concern over antibiotic resistance. By using Herbofloxin, farmers can promote a healthier gut environment naturally.

Furthermore, the use of Herbofloxin has been linked to improved feed conversion ratios. This means that birds are able to convert feed into body mass more efficiently, which can lead to cost savings for farmers. With better gut health, poultry can make the most of the nutrients in their diet, leading to healthier, faster-growing birds.

Moreover, Herbofloxin's natural ingredients ensure that there are no harmful residues in the poultry products. This is beneficial not only for the health of the birds but also for consumers who are increasingly looking for antibiotic-free and naturally raised poultry products. incorporating Herbofloxin into poultry diets offers multiple benefits, including enhanced gut health, reduced antibiotic use, improved feed efficiency, and healthier poultry products. This natural supplement is a valuable addition to modern poultry farming practices, promoting the health and productivity of the birds in a sustainable way.

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The meat industry’s antibiotic drug problem, explained - Vox

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Study spotlights India’s ‘intense’ veterinary antimicrobial use

The ‘intensity’ with which India administers antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals is much higher than the world average and is expected to stay that way by the end of this decade, a new modelling study has found. The projection bodes ill for India’s reputation as the site of “one of the world’s highest rates of resistance to antimicrobial drugs … both in humans and food animals,” partly…

[mariacallous]

Urban ducks and crows might offer us a connection to nature, but scientists have found wild birds that live near humans are more likely to harbor bacteria resistant to important antibiotics.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is largely caused by the overuse of drugs such as antibiotics among humans and livestock.

The issue is of serious concern: According to data for 2019, about 4.95 million deaths globally were associated with bacterial AMR, including 1.27 million directly caused by such resistance.

Researchers say species of wild birds that tend to turn up in urban settings are reservoirs for bacteria with the hallmarks of resistance to a host of drugs.

“Basically what we’re seeing are genes that confer resistance to antimicrobials that would be used to treat human infections,” said Samuel Sheppard, coauthor of the research from the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research.

The team say their findings are important as wild birds have the capacity to travel over considerable distances. Sheppard said a key concern was that these birds could pass antimicrobial-resistant bacteria to captive birds destined to be eaten by humans—such as those kept in poultry farms.

Writing in the journal Current Biology, Sheppard and colleagues report how they analyzed the genomes of bacteria found in 700 samples of bird poo from 30 wild bird species in Canada, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Japan, Sweden, the UK, and the US.

The team looked specifically at the presence of different strains of Campylobacter jejuni—a type of bacteria that are ubiquitous in birds as a natural part of their gut microbiome. Such bacteria are a leading cause of human gastroenteritis, although antibiotics are generally only used in severe cases.

Sheppard added that, in general, each wild bird would be expected to harbor a single strain of C. jejuni, specific to that species.

However, the team found wild birds that turn up in urban settings contain many more strains of C. jejuni than those that live away from humans.

What’s more, the strains found in urban-dwelling species contained about three times as many genes known to result in antimicrobial resistance, with these genes also associated with resistance to a broader range of antimicrobials.

The authors suggest that wild birds may pick up antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a number of ways: Gulls and crows, for example, are known to lurk at landfill sites, while ducks and geese may pick them up in rivers and lakes that are contaminated with human wastewater.

Thomas Van Boeckel, an expert in antimicrobial resistance at ETH Zurich who was not involved in the work, said the research was unusual as it focused on the impact of antimicrobial use by humans on animals.

“What are the consequences of that for the birds? We don’t really know but it seems like we humans are responsible for this change,” he said.

Danna Gifford from the University of Manchester added the findings could have implications for human health.

“While alarming, the risk of direct transmission of resistance from urban birds to humans is unclear. Poultry-to-human transmission, however, is well documented,” she said. “With urban development encroaching on agricultural land, increasing contact between urban birds and poultry raises significant concerns about indirect transmission through the food chain.”

Andrew Singer, of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, said more samples were needed to ensure the results stood up, but that precautions could be taken.

“The most obvious place to start is to ensure birds do not congregate in our landfills, wastewater treatment plants, and animal muck piles, where both pathogens and AMR are abundant,” he said. “Moreover, we must also eliminate the discharge of untreated sewage into our rivers, which exposes all river-using wildlife—and humans—to human-associated pathogens and AMR.”

[gatheringbones]

[“While “essential workers” in the poultry industry were made to feel dirty, nonessential workers in fields like finance and computer engineering—the “people with laptops”—were sheltering in place, more distant from what transpired in industrial slaughterhouses than ever before.

Thanks to FreshDirect and Instacart, consuming meat no longer even requires coming into contact with a deli butcher or grocery clerk. With a few taps on a keyboard or the swipe of a screen, consumers can get as much beef, pork, and chicken as they want delivered to their doors, without ever having to think about where it comes from. And yet, as the popularity of bestselling books like Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals attests, a lot of Americans do think about this. In recent years, more and more consumers have begun to carefully scrutinize the labels on the packages of the meat and poultry they buy. The ranks of such consumers have grown exponentially, paralleling the rise of the “good food” movement, which promotes healthier eating habits and reform of the industrial food system.

Although the movement is, in Pollan’s words, a “big, lumpy tent,” composed of a broad coalition of advocacy organizations and citizens’ groups that sometimes push for competing agendas, one of its aims is to persuade consumers to become more conscientious shoppers and eaters. Among those who put this idea into practice are so-called locavores, who buy food directly from local farms, ideally from small family-run enterprises that embrace organic, sustainable practices: ranchers who raise grass-fed cows that never set foot in industrial feedlots; farmers who sell eggs that come from free-range chickens reared on a diet of seeds, plants, and insects rather than genetically engineered corn and antibiotics.

Locavores engage in what social scientists call “virtuous consumption,” using their purchasing power to buy food that aligns with their values. The movement appeals to the growing number of Americans who want to feel more connected to the food they eat and to the people who raise it, with whom locavores can interact directly at farmers markets or through community-supported agriculture programs. It is a captivating vision, and the benefits of eating locally grown food—which is likely to be more nutritious, to come from more humanely treated animals, and to be better for the environment—are manifold.

But locavores have some blind spots of their own, most notably when it comes to the experiences of workers on small family farms. As the political scientist Margaret Gray discovered when she set about interviewing farm laborers in New York’s Hudson Valley, the vast majority of these workers are undocumented immigrants or guest workers who toil under abysmal conditions, often working sixty- to seventy-hour weeks for dismal pay. “We live in the shadows,” one worker told her. “They treat us like nothing,” said another. In her book Labor and the Locavore, Gray asked the butcher on a small farm why so few of his customers seemed to notice this.

“They don’t eat the workers,” the farmer told her.

“He went on to explain that, in his experience, his consumers’ primary concern is with what they put in their bodies,” Gray wrote, “and so the labor standards of farmworkers simply do not register as a priority.”]

eyal press, from dirty work: essential labor and the hidden toll of inequality in america, 2021

[kedreeva]

do you have blu-kote? it's a powder that essentially clots minor wounds and disinfects. it's used in poultry owning and can also be applied to claws and such

Thank you for the concern and suggestion; I do have an off-brand version of this from a long time ago somewhere, but gentian violet (methyl violet, crystal violet) is under a lot of scrutiny (and is banned in many places) due to its possible carcinogenic effects. I prefer not to risk it, whenever possible, since there are alternatives with no such problems. I've never seen Blu Kote in powder form, though, only ever liquids/sprays, so I'm wondering if that's the product you meant to send? I know styptic powder is used to clot blood/stop bleeding and is used often to stop claws from bleeding. At any rate, her nail isn't actively bleeding anymore, it just needs time to heal and protection from getting infected, so plenty of bandage changing and antibiotics for us!

[collapsedsquid]

On June 10, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized guidance for industry #263 (GFI 263), which outlines the process for animal drug sponsors to voluntarily change the approved marketing status of certain medically important antimicrobial drugs from over-the-counter (OTC) to prescription (Rx). Once this change is made, these important drugs can only be used in animals under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, even if the animals are not intended for food production. From pet dogs and cats to backyard poultry, and from pet rabbits and pigs to large livestock farms, the same restrictions apply. All these medically important antibiotics will require a prescription from a veterinarian to be used. The guidance provides a two-year implementation period. All OTC antimicrobial drugs will be prescription-only as of June 2023, and some products may change to Rx during the course of 2022. The FDA has developed a list of medically important antimicrobial drugs whose labels will change from OTC to Rx-only by June 2023. Examples of affected products include injectable penicillin and oxytetracycline.

Learned about recent changes to rules to try and make it so that ranchers couldn't stockpile and constantly dose their animals with antibiotics from some conspiracy weirdos who were convinced this is part of the Deep State plan to starve Americans.

[beardedmrbean]

French farming unions are taking aim at the European Union’s free-trade agreements, which they say open the door to unfair competition from products arriving from overseas. At a time when the EU is urging farmers to adopt more sustainable – and sometimes more costly – agricultural practices, unions say these trade deals are making it hard for them to stay solvent.

French farmers say that one of their biggest fears is that Chilean apples, Brazilian grains and Canadian beef will flood the European market, thereby undermining their livelihoods. France’s farmers continued to demonstrate on the country’s motorways on Wednesday, protesting against rising costs, over-regulation and free-trade agreements –partnerships between the EU and exporting nations that the farming unions say leads to unfair competition. 

The EU has signed several free-trade agreements in recent years, all with the objective of facilitating the movement of goods and services. But farmers say the deals bring with them insurmountable challenges.

"These agreements aim to reduce customs duties, with maximum quotas for certain agricultural products and non-tariff barriers," said Elvire Fabry, senior researcher at the Jacques Delors Institute, a French think-tank dedicated to European affairs. "They also have an increasingly broad regulatory scope to promote European standards for investment, protection of intellectual property, geographical indications and sustainable development standards."

South American trade deal in the crosshairs

Some non-EU countries – such as Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland – maintain comprehensive free-trade agreements with the EU because they are part of the European Economic Area. This allows them to benefit from the free movement of goods, services, capital and people.

Other nations farther afield have signed more variable agreements with the EU, including Canada, Japan, Mexico, Vietnam and Ukraine. The EU also recently signed an accord with Kenya and a deal with New Zealand that will come into force this year; negotiations are also under way with India and Australia.    

However, a draft agreement between the EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is creating the most concern. Under discussion since the 1990s, this trade partnership between Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay would create the world's largest free-trade area, a market encompassing 780 million people. 

French farmers are particularly concerned about the deal’s possible effect on agriculture. The most recent version of the text introduces quotas for Mercosur countries to export 99,000 tonnes of beef, 100,000 tonnes of poultry and 180,000 tonnes of sugar per year, with little or no customs duties imposed. In exchange, duties would also be lowered on exports from the EU on many “protected designation of origin” (PDO) products. 

At a time when the EU is urging farmers to adopt more sustainable agricultural practices, French unions say these agreements would open the door to massive imports – at more competitive prices – of products that do not meet the same environmental standards as those originating in Europe. French farmers are calling out what they say is unfair competition from farmers in South America who can grow GMO crops and use growth-promoting antibiotics on livestock, which is banned in the EU. 

Trade unions from various sectors went into action after the European Commission informed them on January 24 that negotiations with Mercosur could be concluded "before the end of this mandate", i.e., before the European Parliament elections in June.      

The FNSEA, France’s biggest farming union, immediately called for a "clear rejection of free-trade agreements" while the pro-environmental farming group Confédération Paysanne (Farmers' Confederation) called for an "immediate end to negotiations" on this type of agreement.   

A mixed record

"In reality, the impact of these free-trade agreements varies from sector to sector," said Fabry. "Negotiations prior to agreements aim to calibrate the opening up of trade to limit the negative impact on the most exposed sectors. And, at the same time, these sectors can benefit from other agreements. In the end, it's a question of finding an overall balance."

This disparity is glaringly obvious in the agricultural sector. "The wine and spirits industry as well as the dairy industry stand to gain more than livestock farmers, for example," said Fabry. These sectors are the main beneficiaries of free-trade agreements, according to a 2023 report by the French National Assembly.

"The existence of trade agreements that allow customs duty differentials to be eliminated is an 'over-determining factor' in the competitiveness of French wines," wrote FranceAgriMer, a national establishment for agriculture and maritime products under the authority of the French ministry of agriculture in a 2021 report. The majority of free-trade agreements lower or abolish customs duties to allow the export of many PDO products, a category to which many wines belong.

However, the impact on meat is less clear-cut. While FranceAgriMer says the balance between imports and exports appears to be in the EU's favour for pork, poultry exports seem to be declining as a result of the agreements. Hence the fears over the planned treaty with New Zealand, which provides for 36,000 tonnes of mutton to be imported into the EU, equivalent to 45% of French production in 2022. France,however, still has a large surplus of grains except for soya. 

‘A bargaining chip’

Beyond the impact on agriculture, "this debate on free-trade agreements must take into account other issues", said Fabry. "We are in a situation where the EU is seeking to secure its supplies and in particular its supplies of strategic minerals. Brazil's lithium, cobalt, graphite and other resource reserves should not be overlooked."

The agreement with Chile should enable strategic minerals to be exported in exchange for agricultural products. Germany strongly supports the agreement with Mercosur, as it sees it as an outlet for its industrial sectors, according to Fabry.

"In virtually all free-trade agreements, agriculture is always used as a bargaining chip in exchange for selling cars or Airbus planes," Véronique Marchesseau, general-secretary of the Confédération Paysanne, told AFP.

Michèle Boudoin, president of the French National Sheep Federation, told AFP that the agreement with New Zealand will "destabilise the lamb market in France".  

"We know that Germany needs to export its cars, that France needs to sell its wheat, and we're told that we need an ally in the Pacific tocounter China and Russia. But if that is the case, then we need help to be able to produce top-of-the-line lamb, for example," she said.

Finally, "there is a question of influence", said Fabry. "These agreements also remain a way for the EU to promote its environmental standards to lead its partners along the path of ecological transition, even if this has to be negotiated," said Fabry. 

Marc Fesneau, the French minister of agriculture, made the same argument. "In most cases, the agreements have been beneficial, including to French agriculture," Fesneau wrote on X last week, adding: "They will be even more so if we ensure that our standards are respected."

Mercosur negotiations suspended? 

As the farmers’ promised “siege” of Paris and other major locations across France continues, the French government has been trying to reassure agricultural workers about Mercosur, even though President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva relaunched negotiations in December. "France is clearly opposed to the signing of the Mercosur treaty," Prime Minister Gabriel Attal acknowledged last week.

The Élysée Palace even said on Monday evening that EU negotiations with the South American bloc had been suspended because of France's opposition to the treaty. The conditions are "not ripe" for concluding the negotiations, said Eric Mamer, spokesman for the European Commission. "However, discussions are ongoing." 

Before being adopted, the agreement would have to be passed unanimously by the European Parliament, then ratified individually by the 27 EU member states.

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Factory Farming and Global Warming: Understanding the Environmental Impact

 

Factory farming, a dominant method of agricultural production worldwide, has increasingly come under scrutiny due to its significant contribution to global warming. This intensive farming practice involves raising livestock such as poultry, cattle, and pigs in tightly confined spaces, often indoors, to maximize production efficiency. While efficient in meeting the demands of a growing global population, factory farming exacts a heavy toll on the environment, particularly through global warming.

The primary environmental concern associated with factory farming is its substantial greenhouse gas emissions. Livestock raised in these facilities produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming. Methane is released through processes like enteric fermentation in ruminant animals and manure decomposition. In addition to methane, factory farms also emit nitrous oxide, another potent greenhouse gas, primarily from animal waste management.

Moreover, the industrial-scale production of livestock in factory farms necessitates vast amounts of resources. This includes land for growing feed crops like corn and soy, which often involves deforestation and habitat destruction, further exacerbating global warming. Additionally, the intensive use of water and fossil fuels for operations such as feed production, animal transportation, and waste management contributes to carbon dioxide emissions, compounding the environmental impact.

Factory farming also poses risks to biodiversity and ecosystem health. The concentration of large numbers of animals in confined spaces increases the likelihood of disease outbreaks, which can necessitate the use of antibiotics and other chemicals. These substances can leach into soil and water systems, negatively affecting local ecosystems and wildlife. Furthermore, the runoff from animal waste, containing nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, contributes to water pollution and harmful algal blooms, further damaging aquatic ecosystems.

Addressing the environmental impact of factory farming requires concerted efforts across multiple fronts. Transitioning towards sustainable agricultural practices, such as pasture-based farming and agroecology, can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of meat and dairy production. These methods prioritize animal welfare, biodiversity conservation, and soil health while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions associated with global warming.

Consumers also play a crucial role in mitigating the environmental impact of factory farming. Choosing locally sourced, organic, and sustainably produced food can reduce the demand for products from intensive farming operations. Supporting policies and initiatives that promote sustainable agriculture and regulate greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production are also essential steps towards combating global warming exacerbated by factory farming.

In conclusion, while factory farming meets the demand for affordable meat and dairy products globally, its environmental impact, particularly on global warming, cannot be overlooked. The intensive production methods and associated greenhouse gas emissions pose significant challenges to environmental sustainability and climate resilience. By promoting sustainable agricultural practices and making informed consumer choices, individuals and communities can contribute to reducing the environmental footprint of factory farming and mitigating global warming effects on a global scale.

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What sets Zorabian Chicken apart?

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Dive into our journey with Perizaad Zorabian as she unveils how our farm-to-table approach sets us apart.

At Zorabian Chicken, we don’t believe in shortcuts. Our “All under one roof” philosophy gives us better control over every aspect of poultry farming. Our farm which includes the breeder farm and hatcheries goes through a thorough inspection by the team of the International Organisation of Standardization (ISO) which sets out the requirements of a food safety management system. Zorabian Foods is an ISO 22000 certified organization which effectively means that the safety standards maintained at Zorabian are of the highest order and are updated regularly as per the framework set by ISO.

Own Farm Own Feed Total Control. When we say we do not use any antibiotics we mean it. Providing fresh antibiotic-free chicken to our consumers is our fundamental responsibility more than a standard operating procedure and we carry that spirit in everything we do.

From tender farm-fresh boneless chicken cuts to tasty seekh kebabs and from a wide range of sausages to healthy cold cut salamis, we have a carefully crafted product range to meet specific needs and palates of our quality conscious consumer base. For us, at Zorabian a healthier you is a happier you.

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[holistic-hens]

Essential oils as an evidence-based alternative to antibiotics in chicken feed?

As the poultry industry tries to get away from routine antibiotic use, they're looking for different options (not out of the goodness of their hearts - eventually they will be forced to, so that we don't all die from infections of antibiotic resistant bacteria). Essential oils from plants like oregano and garlic are proving to be good for overall chicken health as well as specifically for coccidiosis and salmonella.

Capitalizing on this, you can now find chicken feed with oregano and other essential oils - marketing ploy or science? Maybe a little bit of both!

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[bittyb0t]

Ok i lost the post (cri) but it was on anti-intellectualism and you said that you're an animal science major but folks will trust Big Dairy (yes my memory is this odd).

Can you elaborate? 😭 I wish to know more m8, show me the waaaay

i don’t remember what that post was, but to clear it up just in case, ‘big dairy’ isn’t a real thing. of course there’s been some milk propaganda in the past, but i wouldn’t necessarily consider that a bad thing. milk contains lots of important vitamins and minerals, ‘the perfect food’ if you will. it’s a very cheap and efficient way to get those much needed nutrients on a low budget. and of course, i am very pro-dairy. it’s not a flawless industry, but there’s lots of research on new implementations of tech that only make it better. we are producing more milk with far less animals than we used to in the 80s/90s, so coupling that with newly developed research, the effect on the environment is being lessened along with a significant decreasing trend in milk consumption. husbandry and enrichment is also being explored, but i don’t know who needs to hear this, they are not being actively abused or pumped full of antibiotics (and i believe the denial of antibiotics use when an animal is sick or suffering is abuse, they are just going to be slaughtered or sold if they can’t suffer through it). stressed animals do not make products that are consumable by humans and contributes to roughly 9 billion dollars of wasted products a year (particularly in the meat aspect, but just to give you some perspective). it is not profitable to abuse animals for food. so rest assured, the cows are okay (and have far more legal protection than say, poultry, which is where i think we should be focusing). i think i was mainly talking about how people have such a huge disconnect about where their food comes from and what processes actually take place, which is why i personally love taking classes about the origins of food and getting hands-on experiences with these animals. anyway, i’ll cut this rant here. if you wanted to hear about anything particular or found the post, you can send an ask or even personally dm me. i don’t mind having discussions! however this is not an invite to come fight me, just in case anyone else sees this…