Understand the controversy surrounding the use of antibiotics in meat production

Understand the controversy over the use of antibiotics in meat production
The European Union (EU) made official its decision to exclude Brazil from the list of countries that comply with the bloc's rules against the excessive use of antimicrobials in livestock farming. As a result, Brazil is banned from exporting meat to the EU from September 3rd this year.
Antimicrobials are substances used to control microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites.
Veterinarian Silvana Gorniak, from USP, explains that, in animal husbandry, these products have four main uses:
therapeutic: to treat the animal that has shown any symptoms;
preventive: to prevent the disease appear;
metaphylactic: to contain an outbreak in breeding.
growth promoter: in this case, antimicrobials are included in the composition of the feed to improve animal performance.
The EU already adopts a zero tolerance policy for the use of antimicrobials as growth promoters. An example of a substance used for this purpose is monensin, one of the most used additives in cattle confinements.
"Why is there this discussion regarding the use of antimicrobials as a performance promoter? I use a much lower dose for a very long time. This much lower dose can allow part of these bacteria to die, but another large part can survive, carrying resistance genes."
"There is a phrase we always say that what doesn't kill, makes it stronger. And then each It is increasingly difficult to have antimicrobials that can combat this bacteria.
Heads of cattle; cattle farming in Acre
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Source: G1