Re: Antibiotics in cow/horse/pig/etc manure
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- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:38:19 -0700
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-----Original Message-----From: John Scandrett
>..
>What are the risks of uptake by fruit and veg in the garden of the use of
>animal manures where there may be antibiotic use?
>
>Are plants actually capable of this uptake through the roots?
>
Good question. The article at
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/vege001/vege001.htm, implies the E. coli
bacterium can't but it doesn't address antbiotics.
I have asked the same question about steroids and growth hormones (on other
lists) but have never received a reply. There are some substances in
cattle feed that must be withheld from cattle for a specified amount of time
before slaughter, otherwise they could be present in the meat. One would
assume they could also be passed through the digestive system and show up in
the manure. -Olin
