17/12/2025
Eating Meat with Antibiotic Residue: should you be concerned?
As the Christmas draws nigh, animals are in constant danger of being murdered, but for a worthy cause 😄 Chickens, turkeys (guilty here), goats, cattle, ducks, geese, sheep and many more (even dogs aren't safe) daras and ndes greetings.
Okay, back to the focus of this post: consumption of animals with an amounts of antibiotic residue in them in healthy. As a matter of fact, many if not most antibiotics have clear indications of withdrawal periods for meat and eggs, lowest which is 5 days to the best of my knowledge; this aims to allow any residue in the animal to be flushed out before being safe for consumption. Do our clients adhere to this? Are the consumers conscious of what they should or shouldn't take in to their systems?
Here are some reasons why you should beware of consuming such:
1. You could develop antibiotic resistance (said to cause 700,000 deaths yearly), leaving you vulnerable to bacterial attacks.
2. It has been tied to terminal diseases, especially liver failure.
3. They could cause allergies, toxin buildup, disruption of gut flora (src. https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabionehealth.2025.0004 )
4. Others, probably.
The Nanang GZ Agro family is aware clients (livestock farmers) are living their best lives, cashing out this season and we do not wish to pour sand in their garri, but the well-being of the general public must come before any form of financial gain.
Compliments of the season 🎄
