Livestock Fed Persuasive Essay

Remember that nice juicy steak you had for dinner last night, well chances are that, that steak contained antibiotics that are the cause of many of the superbugs in the news lately. There is a lot of controversy around the use of antibiotics in livestock and the risks or benefits of using it, but for the most part the risks outweigh the benefits. Our large corporate ranch in northwestern Montana should not use antibiotics in our feed because most of it wouldn’t help the livestock anyway, antibiotics are already over used, and there is a growing market for antibiotic free meat. The use of antibiotics is potentially a waste of money. According to Grace Communications, 2013 approximately 75% of antibiotics fed to animals are never fully digested
Evidence from Grace Communications, 2013 showed that livestock fed with antibiotics do have an effect on the creation of superbugs because the livestock release the antibiotics into the environment where the superbugs are created. This evidence from Grace Communications, 2013 showed that livestock fed with antibiotics do have an effect on the creation of superbugs because the livestock release the antibiotics into the environment where the superbugs are created. This clearly demonstrates another reason, why our company shouldn’t use feed infused with antibiotics. The risks of using antibiotics with our livestock should far outweigh the benefits. Antibiotics can be considered somewhat of a waste of money, are already overused, not using them can be very profitable, and lastly they have shown many dangers to human health. Overall antibiotic infused feed is a big deal right now but it hasn't been thoroughly tested yet so our company shouldn’t use it. As a last thought on this topic, the main goal in most everybody's life should be to leave the planet better than we found it and using antibiotics has shown effects against that