Beef. . . Its What's For Dinner!

Aliantha · 06-04-2010, 09:40 PM

It's very common for grass fed beef to be 'topped off' either in a feed lot or the holding yards for a couple of weeks before being sent to slaughter.

Antibiotics are used in Australia in exactly the way Nirvana suggests it's used at her farm. In the case of illness which is unable to be treated without drugs. There is a certain level of residue allowable in the beef that is sent to market but obviously, not every beast has been sick, so the actual proportion of beef with a residual drug level compared to that with none is negligable. In simple terms, it's likely that we've all eaten meat which has a residue however, it wouldn't constitute anywhere near being a part of every meal or even every meal eaten where beef is involved.

jinx · 06-05-2010, 10:55 AM

PAMTA

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On March 17, 2009, Rep. Slaughter introduced the "Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act" (PAMTA) in the House of Representatives. This critical legislation is designed to ensure that we preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for the treatment of human diseases.

Antibiotics are an indispensable part of modern medicine, protecting all of us from deadly infections. Unfortunately, over the past several years, the widespread practice of using antibiotics to promote livestock growth and compensate for unsanitary, crowded conditions has led to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria and other germs, rendering many of our most powerful drugs ineffective. PAMTA will limit the use of antibiotics on our livestock to ensure that we are not inadvertently creating antibiotic- resistant diseases that we can't fight with modern medicine.

According to estimates by the Union of Concerned Scientists, 50 million pounds of antibiotics - nearly 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. - have been used in food animals for purposes other than treating disease since PAMTA was last introduced two years ago.

SamIam · 06-05-2010, 11:54 AM

I have a beef horror story to tell. Far western Colorado was once the site of a lot of uranium production. When they had gotten all the ore they could, the big mining companies pulled out leaving behind radioactive tailings and just a big nasty mess in general. The feds stepped in to do what cleaning up they could. Everywhere there are settling ponds that are fenced off with big warning signs. Ranchers still graze their cattle in these areas. One day I was driving around there just taking in the general distruction. I came across about 10 cattle who had trampled the fence down around around one of these settling ponds. They were drinking away, obviously not having read the sign. It put me off beef for months!

Beef - its what glows in the dark!

06-04-2010, 09:40 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's very common for grass fed beef to be 'topped off' either in a feed lot or the holding yards for a couple of weeks before being sent to slaughter. Antibiotics are used in Australia in exactly the way Nirvana suggests it's used at her farm. In the case of illness which is unable to be treated without drugs. There is a certain level of residue allowable in the beef that is sent to market but obviously, not every beast has been sick, so the actual proportion of beef with a residual drug level compared to that with none is negligable. In simple terms, it's likely that we've all eaten meat which has a residue however, it wouldn't constitute anywhere near being a part of every meal or even every meal eaten where beef is involved. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-05-2010, 11:54 AM	#3
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I have a beef horror story to tell. Far western Colorado was once the site of a lot of uranium production. When they had gotten all the ore they could, the big mining companies pulled out leaving behind radioactive tailings and just a big nasty mess in general. The feds stepped in to do what cleaning up they could. Everywhere there are settling ponds that are fenced off with big warning signs. Ranchers still graze their cattle in these areas. One day I was driving around there just taking in the general distruction. I came across about 10 cattle who had trampled the fence down around around one of these settling ponds. They were drinking away, obviously not having read the sign. It put me off beef for months! Beef - its what glows in the dark!

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