A recent report from Texas Tech University’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health outlined a study in which researchers detected antibiotic residues, bacteria and genetic material related to antibiotic resistance in particulate matter downwind of Texas feedyards. This week 3 research veterinarians released a white paper citing concerns over the conclusions listed in the Texas Tech report. Their research focused on issues of bacterial viability, likelihood of bacterial repopulation and the concentration of antimicrobials found in the feedyard particulates. Mainly, that the data do not indicate that there are any viable bacteria present in their samples. Read more at Drovers CattleNetwork…
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