Factory Farm “Cannibalism” and Rising Antibiotic Use Pose Serious Threats to Human Health

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

In 2014, nearly 10 percent of the entire swine population in the U.S. was wiped out by the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) — a highly lethal virus traced back to pig’s blood used in piglet feed.

At the time, I noted that this was a perfect example of what tends to happen when you “cannibalize” the food system; feeding animal parts back to animals of the same species. This is especially true for herbivores like cows, where the practice is associated with lethal Mad Cow disease.

Pigs are omnivores, but even there the cannibal solution can …read more

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