In article , "Gordon Couger" wrote:

"Brian Sandle" wrote in message
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Gordon Couger wrote:

"Brian Sandle" wrote in message
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It also advocates removal of antibiotic resistance genes from GM
constructs used in the production of food, but falls short of
calling for their removal in animal feed, even though there is
growing evidence that bacteria can pass from farm animals to
human beings - E. coli 0157 is a well known example.

There a large number of diseases that are transmittable from farm
animals to
man. Anthrax, bruculosis, tuberculosis, leptospiris, a half dozen
parasites
and flu often passes from birds to pigs to man just to name a few. E.
coli
O157 is not normally transmitted to people unless they are raised in
isolation from livestock a practice that has only been common in the
last 50
years. Any one that is around livestock on a regular basis does not
catch
it.

If they are able to build resistance. Maybe it used to be part of infant
mortality.

I have never heard of any cases of infant mortality from diseases from
animals.

Just because you haven't heard doesn't mean it doesn't happen

In the 50 years we have been feeding animal anibiodics infant
mortalty has decreased substantialy.

These are almost certainly unconnected statistics (ie one is not relevant to
the other).

Bruce

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