Antibiotics And Cattle Industry: Article Analysis

Burkhalter, E. (2014, January 25). FDA 's new policy on animal antibiotic use draws scrutiny from farmers, advocates and industry. Anniston Star, The (AL). [popular] This article is from an Alabama Newspaper and discusses the effects of regulating antibiotics in the poultry and cattle industry. I plan on using this article because it provides quotes from experts in the cattle and poultry production industry. Experts in the cattle and poultry industry worry “the changing of the way farmers obtain antibiotics won’t change the number used.” The article also provides feedback from advocates against the use of antibiotics. The article explains the veterinarians, who prescribe the antibiotics, stand point on the topic. I plan on also using statistics about antibiotics being used as growth promoters, and statistics about deaths regarding bacteria that have built up resistance to the antibiotics. This is primarily seen as the result of using antibiotics in the livestock …show more content…
The three pathogens studied were Salmonella, Toxoplasma, and Trichinella seropositivity which have the highest importance to the pork industry and the bacteria also has specific ways of contamination. This helps determine how the food became infected. The study concluded that pigs raised in outdoor ABF environments had a higher percentage of infection with the three pathogens. I plan on using this study to describe the significance of using antibiotics and to give support to the use of antibiotics. While also explaining the way food borne pathogens arise from different bacteria throughout the stages of production. For instance some pathogens arise before the animal is slaughtered, while other cuts of meat can become contaminated due to cuts of meats, cross contaminating or touching during the slaughtering