A brand new examine – a brand new suspicious and VERY complicated examine – claims that uncooked pet meals is a danger to hold antibiotic resistant E. coli. They go as far as stating that uncooked pet meals are an antibiotic resistant micro organism “menace”. However…
The examine included 223 canine from one geographic space in the UK. Every household supplied researchers a stool pattern from their canine which was examined for E.coli contamination. Their outcomes seem to state that 108 of the full 223 canine stool examined constructive for an antibiotic resistant micro organism; 32 canine that consumed uncooked pet meals and 76 canine that ate undisclosed types of pet meals.
Concern #1
Though this examine related the danger of antibiotic resistant E. coli ONLY with uncooked pet meals, it doesn’t disclose what different types of pet meals have been consumed by the canine within the examine. Of the 108 canine whose stool examined constructive, solely 32 of these canine consumed uncooked pet meals. The examine doesn’t disclose what type of meals the opposite 76 canine that examined constructive ate. Why?
What if the entire 76 antibiotic resistant E. coli constructive canine that meals sort was undisclosed consumed kibble? (As a result of kibble is the most well-liked type of pet meals, that is VERY attainable.) If it was, then the end result of the examine could be fully totally different. IF these 76 canine consumed kibble, the examine would have proven that kibble could be the best danger with 70% of all antibiotic resistant E. coli positives.
Concern #2
The examine requested contributors some attention-grabbing questions concerning potential exposures to antibiotic resistant E. coli. Reminiscent of: did the canine stroll on farmland or swim/play in lake, river, pond, or salt water? And the examine supplied unfavorable and constructive take a look at outcomes with every of those exposures. With the query did the canine stroll on farmland, 142 of 223 contributors responded sure. Of these 142 farm-walker canine, 69 of their stools examined constructive for an antibiotic resistant E. coli.
Sadly, the examine doesn’t make clear what different danger elements the uncooked fed canine (and the undisclosed type fed canine) have been uncovered to. Reminiscent of, if the 32 of the full 223 canine that examined constructive for an antibiotic resistant E. coli ate uncooked pet meals…did additionally they stroll on farmland or swim in a pond (different danger elements of the examine)? How most of the uncooked fed canine mentioned sure to different dangers? How most of the undisclosed types of pet meals mentioned sure to different dangers? The examine neglects to reveal this data.
They did appear handy choose six outcomes (six of 108 positives) that confirmed just one instance of one other danger publicity for a uncooked fed canine (see Desk 2). Nonetheless, they didn’t embrace data for another type of pet meals.
Concern #3
The examine used entire genome sequencing to find out the precise species of E.coli present in every stool pattern. On this part they supplied information for 36 canine, 18 uncooked fed and 18 unknown type of pet meals. Considerably, the very same strains of antibiotic resistant E. coli was present in BOTH uncooked fed canine and the canine fed an undisclosed types of pet meals.
As instance, Desk 3 of the examine states “Canine 9” stool – a uncooked fed canine – contained “ST162 E. coli”. However…”Canine 14” – a canine that did NOT eat uncooked pet meals – stool additionally contained “ST162 E. coli”.
This similar related E. coli strains between each uncooked pet meals fed canine and undisclosed type of pet meals fed canine continues by way of all 36 outcomes supplied in Desk 3. So…if similar strains of an antibiotic resistant micro organism was present in BOTH uncooked pet meals fed canine and maybe kibble fed canine – how on this planet can this examine come to the conclusion that uncooked pet meals is the sure “menace”?
Concern #4
It doesn’t seem that this examine examined any pet meals that the antibiotic resistant E. coli canine consumed to definitively hyperlink the micro organism to the pet meals. If the scientists actually believed that uncooked pet meals is a danger, wouldn’t it have been applicable to verify their perception via pet meals testing? It might have been so easy. When pet homeowners supplied researchers a stool pattern from their pet, they may have additionally supplied a small pet meals pattern on the similar time.
Or…would testing of pet meals samples have disproved their meant function? (To scare pet homeowners away from uncooked pet meals.)
The identify of this examine is: “Proof that faecal carriage of resistant Escherichia coli by 16-week-old canine within the United Kingdome is related to uncooked feeding”. Personally, I didn’t learn any “proof” within the examine to show that uncooked pet meals is the affiliation.
Disclaimer: I’m not a scientist. I’ve learn quite a lot of research and this one stands as essentially the most complicated I’ve ever learn. (I’m wondering if confusion was their intention.) As a result of I’m not a scientist and since this examine was so complicated, it’s attainable that I’m misinterpreting the outcomes. If I study of something I’ve reported right here is inaccurate – this put up will probably be edited.
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