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sancho_panza66 t1_jabm2sj wrote

Reply to comment by Wwize in ‘Looming global health crisis’: urgent action needed to prevent spread of drug-resistant superbugs, CSIRO says by Lakerlion

It is absolutely impossible to meet the global demand for meat without antibiotic use in livestock. If the meat consumption doesn't go down significantly antibiotics will always be used for meat production. Less meat consumption would also be the easiest solution to slow down climate change, to prent zoonoses, overfishing, ... People with access to lternatives to meat have to cut their meat consumption.

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ghoulyogurt t1_jabt0vb wrote

How is it possible that the eu banned them for farm animals then?

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sancho_panza66 t1_jad3vl5 wrote

It is possible because they were willing to sacrifice their competitivness in meat production to combat antibiotic resistance. This measure will impact the production volume as well as meat prices. If the whole world would implement this measure, less meat consumption would not be a choice anymore but just a consequence.

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theresnoyinhappiness t1_jabz0ie wrote

Because even in the EU only around 5-6% of animals are held on "farms". There aren't as many animals on such farms, diseases don't spread as easily. However, you cannot satisfy the populations meat consumption "needs" with only these farms.

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