We had an livestock epidemic outbreak and it say it doenst affect human if we eat it why do we kill it ?
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Viruses can and have been able to make the jump from animals to humans once they’ve evolved. See: COVID.
Viruses can and have been able to make the jump from animals to humans once they’ve evolved. See: COVID.
Viruses can and have been able to make the jump from animals to humans once they’ve evolved. See: COVID.
Just because it won’t *infect* humans doesn’t mean it won’t *affect* us. In most cases, a serious livestock disease is going to kill a lot of animals. A livestock disease outbreak that isn’t checked immediately spreads to… MORE livestock, which starts to impact the economics of our food supply pretty quickly. Culling is typically on of the more efficient ways to stop an outbreak.
Also, the longer an outbreak goes on, and the more animals are infected, the greater the odds of some mutation that allows for zoonotic spillover, especially if we’re talking something like bird flu (H5N1) which has already spilled over into humans on more than one occasion and caused severe disease.
Just because it won’t *infect* humans doesn’t mean it won’t *affect* us. In most cases, a serious livestock disease is going to kill a lot of animals. A livestock disease outbreak that isn’t checked immediately spreads to… MORE livestock, which starts to impact the economics of our food supply pretty quickly. Culling is typically on of the more efficient ways to stop an outbreak.
Also, the longer an outbreak goes on, and the more animals are infected, the greater the odds of some mutation that allows for zoonotic spillover, especially if we’re talking something like bird flu (H5N1) which has already spilled over into humans on more than one occasion and caused severe disease.
Just because it won’t *infect* humans doesn’t mean it won’t *affect* us. In most cases, a serious livestock disease is going to kill a lot of animals. A livestock disease outbreak that isn’t checked immediately spreads to… MORE livestock, which starts to impact the economics of our food supply pretty quickly. Culling is typically on of the more efficient ways to stop an outbreak.
Also, the longer an outbreak goes on, and the more animals are infected, the greater the odds of some mutation that allows for zoonotic spillover, especially if we’re talking something like bird flu (H5N1) which has already spilled over into humans on more than one occasion and caused severe disease.
Why don’t you think it will affect humans? My friend lived in Europe in the early 90’s, he can literally NEVER donate blood bc mad cow disease was such an issue back then.
Why don’t you think it will affect humans? My friend lived in Europe in the early 90’s, he can literally NEVER donate blood bc mad cow disease was such an issue back then.
Why don’t you think it will affect humans? My friend lived in Europe in the early 90’s, he can literally NEVER donate blood bc mad cow disease was such an issue back then.
so that it cannot infect the rest of it, just because its currently not infectious to humans doesnt mean i cannot eventually become dangerous, especially if you give it free reign to spread and roll the dice on the mutation RNG.
even from a practical viewpoint it makes sense ot euthanize them because its better ot lose a few animals than torisk your whole operation or be shut down as a health and safety hazard.
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