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Old 04-28-2016, 10:54 PM   #197
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Originally Posted by Stormageddon View Post
That's the part that makes me laugh. People apparently don't realise how astronomically expensive antibiotics are, they figure farmers like to spend money and chase down their calves to vaccinate them for fun. Antibiotics are administered to help a sick animal recover, not to prevent sickness, the idea of which makes no sense at all really.
I guess maybe you don't realize that's not the only thing antibiotics are used for. They are used as another way to promote growth and improve efficiency of feed. Obviously producers make money using them. And they are also used as prevention of herd disease.
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