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A ton is a tonne, by any other name. A tonne, also called a metric tonne, is the equivalent of 1,000 kg. There are also imperial tonnes and long tonnes which have a slightly different conversion factor: 1 tonne of either is equivalent to 1.01604691 metric tonnes. The amount of Continue reading ANTIBIOTIC USE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
Pfizer discontinued US distribution of spectinomycin (Trobicin®) in November 2005; remaining inventory expired in May 2006 [1]. Nonetheless, at the FDA website we still find a Package Insert for Trobicin updated as late as Aug 2012, a thin 6-page leaflet which seems to have survived from the 80s. The drug is Continue reading The CDC and Spectinomycin
Hilarious: Chicks and Kids Antibiotic use in animals is defended as infection prophylaxis, but the honest reason why chickens are exposed for most days of their short life to antibiotics of various kinds is for growth promotion. Antibiotic use keeps those chicks healthy which in turn makes them eat more Continue reading Making The News: Something Hilarious, Something Ominous…