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hardwood wrote:murchr wrote:hardwood wrote:All broiler chicken even here in kenya have a specific vaccination/medication programme that farmers are required to adhere to (against gumboro, Newcastle disease etc). Which means all chicken on sale have been raised using "antibiotics". If you want drug free chicken, then go kienyeji chicken.
And I doubt if burger king kenya raise the chicken they sell since many franchises buy from Kenchick among others. Antibiotics DO NOT KILL VIRUSES AND OTHER FLUS. they are used to kill bacteria. The debate in the US is that, the chickens have been fed on so much antibiotics which is 1. killing the good bacteria in humans 2. Making humans resistant to the common antibiotics mostly prescribed by docs. Are antibiotics essential, yes to kill bad bacteria in chickens. Is there any other way of doing the same, yes by using probiotics instead, keeping hatcheries clean, feeding chicken with more plant based foods. And others I might not be aware of. Read more online Are there probiotics in Kenya....highly unlikely, but again, I may not know. Probiotics are very beneficial to humans too. If you have a sickly child--homa homa or stuff like eczema ask your doc if he's heard of any . Ofcourse, its good to uliza google and get info from reputable sources. But.... ask your doc. When I use the term "antibiotics", I am speaking in general terms about the drugs used to treat diseases since this is a general forum and not a veterinary forum. That is why I put the word antibiotics in quotes. And yes I know diseases are caused by different kinds of microorganisms eg bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa, rickettsia, archaea etc and the drugs used to deal with all these kinds of microorganisms differ. an·ti·bi·ot·ic ˌan(t)ēbīˈädik,ˌan(t)ībīˈädik/ noun plural noun: antibiotics a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. So why the notion that antibiotics only kill bacteria? The definition states "microorganism", which include bacterium, virus, or fungus etc! Portfolio: Sold
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