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3 weeks agoBushels & Bytes, Ep 5: Chute-side data is reshaping livestock health management
Technology enhances livestock production by shifting data use from reactive treatment to proactive herd management.
Studies tracking their use estimate that 73% of all antimicrobials sold globally are used in animals raised for food. This enormous overuse is leading to a rise in antibiotic-resistant pathogens. For example, resistance to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, first developed in E coli bacteria which then infected pigs. E coli was later found in pig farmers. All it takes is aeroplanes and global travel networks for these pathogens to spread globally.