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0 pointsmdparker8912y ago0 comments

Bacteria is needed for composting to happen. Milk with antibiotics in it would hurt that process.

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If you're in a professional ag setting (farm, etc), that small amount of milk (and even smaller amount of antibiotics in said milk) should pale in comparison to the amount of material in your compost setup. Should be fine, although I'm willing to test this theory out.

Disclaimer: I'm not a farmer, but I do manage the IT/automation of my/a family farm.

sneak12y ago

This seems like exactly the kind of "slowly and steadily select for antibiotic resistance in bacteria" behavior that they're trying to avoid with these changes.

raverbashing12y ago

Maybe

But below a certain concentration some antibiotics won't have an effect hence, no evolutionary pressure

If at the concentration presented it kills/affects some bacteria, yes, what you mention happens, otherwise it doesn't.

Of course, I may be wrong

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