Essay On Omnivore's Dilemma

Then Tom continues education with a little education on the variety of antibiotics and how “crucial for treating serious human infections” (Philpott). Using a hotlink to a well-known credible organization like the “Food and Drug Administration” back up some of his statistics regarding over use of antibiotics in livestock operations. Tom continually notes

If you don’t get sick immediately after having these products, this bacteria will be offloaded there resistant genes into your body and then this poses the threat of you having a superbug disease. Source www.student.societyforscience.org. This means that in the travel and tourism industry, which involves accommodation which involves food being prepared for visitors, both domestic and inbound. If food such as beef and chicken or any food that is sourced from a farm that uses antibiotics in order to boast there products in term of quality will have a direct impact in the travel and tourism sector. As if more people become aware of the possibility of contracting a superbug via food they eat on holiday in a foreign country where they may not know the source of the meat or food. This means that the potential impact of superbugs can be taken from once country via travel, as you may contract a superbug whilst on holiday and only see the symptoms when you are back home and if you are not cured before you pass on the superbug to family and friends and then the superbug spreads.

coli and Salmonella” (Veldman). This statement allows the reader to see the negative impact of antibiotics used in livestock. Gay Miller elaborates on the subject when speaking with Veldman, saying, “Of course, it raises concerns about resistance issues… but from my perspective the most important thing to reflect on with regard to antibiotic resistance is from a benefit/cost perspective.” Veldman continues to explain that the National Cattleman’s Beef Association Website also says, “…science has not found a link between the use of antibiotics in food animals and development of resistant bacteria that might compromise the efficacy of related antibiotics in human medicine.” These two statements by Veldman and Miller tell the reader that even though there is a chance that certain antibiotics used in livestock could be harmful to consumers, there is no scientific evidence to support

Antibiotic use in animals has recently captured the attention of various professionals as the blatant, adverse effects have become increasingly prevalent. Agricultural manufacturers carelessly inject livestock with antibiotics in order to maximize their weight gain by minimizing the amount of energy consumed in fighting illnesses. This broad use of antibiotics in food-producing animals has contributed to the emergence and distribution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resulting in either mild or fatal illnesses. To put the severity of this issue in perspective, legislators must realize that 1 in 5 antibiotic-resistant infections are caused by bacteria from food and animals. Although antibiotic use in animals is not the sole culprit of the

The majority of meat, eggs, and dairy produced in the U.S. are supplied by CAFOs. To promote growth, antibiotics, steroids, and hormones are added to animal feed. The use of antibiotics to promote growth is considered nontherapeutic and is FDA approved. In the last thirty years scientists have seen a dramatic increase in bacteria that is resistant to multiple antibiotics. While this is partially due to overuse in the medical field the agriculture industry has certainly contributed to what is now being considered as a crisis (Imhoff 2010).

When you hear the word antibiotic, what do you think? It’s what all the doctors give us, so it has to be safe, right? What if I were to tell you that antibiotics could be the reason for more sickness, would you believe me? No, antibiotics themselves are not making us sick, their effect on bacteria and disease is what is. Antibiotics are used to cure disease, control symptoms, and prevent anything from happening in the first place. But, in the agricultural society, antibiotics are often used to get quicker growth and more efficient weight gain of their livestock. This is where the antibiotic controversy stems from. Some feel that antibiotic use in food animals is a major cause for antibiotic resistance, and should there for stop being used for unnecessary purposes. Whereas the other end, more neutral side, claims that regulated necessary antibiotics must be used to ensure the health of the animals and consumers.

Central Idea: Because requiring antibiotic free animal products is not a practical response to rising number of antibiotic resistant bacteria, consumers should support responsible antibiotic use in animal agriculture through an alternative labeling like an “Approved Antibiotic Administration” certification.

Summary: The article “Kids’ Drug- Resistant Bacteria Blamed on Farm Antibiotic Use” states that kid’s health is suffering from an antibiotic that is use in farm animals. Kids are infected by bacteria and treatment is difficult with the antibiotics that used in farm animals. If human get infected by this bacteria, antibiotics is not going to work while treatment because bacteria became more advance and that antibiotic is not going to work. Kids can expose to drug resistant bacteria in different way. Children can get infected by these bacteria by contact with animals which is infected by these bacteria and by eating food that is contaminated by bacteria. Most of the time people who get infected by these bacteria don’t get ill if they get ill

Unfortunately, antibiotic use in animals is something that is misunderstood by many, especially by those who are not that familiar with the agriculture industry. This affects the perception of our industry by consumers in a few different ways. Some people believe that something known as a “veterinary feed directive” must be mandatory directions from the government instructing veterinarians to medicate every animal for food they treat with

Nearly two trillion tons of animal waste are produced each year in America. All of which contain significant amounts of undigested antibiotics and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which could contaminate our surface and groundwater supplies, harm natural ecosystems, and eventually make their way back to

The term “superbug” has been a headline in today’s conversations. America is known to be the number one country that’s is overly medicated, and one day our bodies would become resistant to the very same medications that would someday be needed to save your life. Scary as it sounds it is true. Superbugs or CRE (Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae) is very serious among hospitals, colleges, foods, nursing homes, or one in twenty-five acute care facilities across the globe known to have contracted CRE in the past year. In a headline on CNBC the CDC mentions that over “forty-seven million unnecessary prescribed antibiotic prescriptions are given every year in the United States.” Meanwhile, as a faster way of promoting healthier livestock farmers

This is very wrong because it is not true. Farmers make sure the meat is safe before releasing it to the public. The meat is tested multiple times before it is even allowed to be let to the public. The farmers need the antibiotics to care for their sick animals. If the animal is sick, the farmers will go to a vet and get a plan to treat the animal just as anyone would go to a doctor and get a plan for their sickness.

For nearly thirty years, there have been quality assurance programs to help reassure farmers and ranchers are continuously improving the way they raise beef. This includes the way antibiotics are used to protect human health and animal health as well, otherwise known as antibiotic stewardship. “Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms” (Khabbaz ). There are some controversial

Large farms routinely use antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease, but overcrowding and unhealthy conditions, a large amount of antibiotic use is causing antibiotic resistance, making them less effective, which goes back to the health issue, antibiotic resistance puts people at risk, especially children and the elderly. Small farms do not use antibiotics routinely, and instead only administer them to sick animals. Organic farmers will pull sick animals from a herd before treating them, and will not sell the meat from that animal under an organic

Based on the article, “Antibiotics and the Meat Industry” there are many harmful effects of the use of antibiotics in the meat industry.Such as farmers are feeding antibiotics to the animals mostly cows. The farmers discovered that the antibiotics can make the animals gain more weight. This is not acceptable because the animals should gain weight naturally on their own. Therefore, it’s not healthy for humans because the people eat the meat and the cows are injected with antibiotics. This can be very unhealthy to the people because the people need to get their protein and nutrients. However, they are not getting it. Overall, antibiotics can be very harmful because it can affect animals and people in a dangerous ways.