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Re:U.S. FDA to phase out some antibiotic use in animal produ... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @01:07PM (#6889338)
If you're in a professional ag setting (farm, etc), that small amount of milk (and even smaller amount of antibiotics in said milk) should pale in comparison to the amount of material in your compost setup. Should be fine, although I'm willing to test this theory out.

Disclaimer: I'm not a farmer, but I do manage the IT/automation of my/a family farm.

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Re:U.S. FDA to phase out some antibiotic use in animal produ... by sneak on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @01:27PM (#6889487)
This seems like exactly the kind of "slowly and steadily select for antibiotic resistance in bacteria" behavior that they're trying to avoid with these changes.
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Re:U.S. FDA to phase out some antibiotic use in animal produ... by raverbashing on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @03:25PM (#6890410)
Maybe

But below a certain concentration some antibiotics won't have an effect hence, no evolutionary pressure

If at the concentration presented it kills/affects some bacteria, yes, what you mention happens, otherwise it doesn't.

Of course, I may be wrong

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