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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by DeathArrow on Friday April 04, 2025 @10:38AM (#43583093)
Antibiotics are much cheaper there. They even prescribe it as a preventive measure.
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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by cromka on Friday April 04, 2025 @12:55PM (#43585043)
WTF
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Re:New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria found i... by dv_dt on Friday April 04, 2025 @03:36PM (#43586802)
One use of antibiotics in the cattle industry is as a way of increasing weight in livestock. It's theoretically discouraged now for that purpose now in the US, but last I looked there were large loopholes for preventative health purposes in herd management
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