Marko;
Oxytetracline does NOT KILL AFB spores!  Too many beekeepers believe that it
is a valid treatment to kill the AFB disease.  The only thing that Terramycin
does to AFB is CONTROL it so that infected bees can stay alive and work, but
it has absolutely no
KILLING power.  It is almost identical to a diabetic getting a shot of
insulin EVERY
day.  Insulin can NOT kill the diabetes pathogen, only control it.  However,
if the patient stops taking insulin, diabetes kills them rather quickly.
That is why I have not used Terramycin in my 66 years of beekeeping!

I hope your vets are well trained to positively identify AFB.

I hope my memory is correct.  The spore of ABF was first isolated by an
American
scientist in the late 19th century, and noting the difference from European
Foul
Brood, named it American Foul Brood.  However, AFB was found worldwide and did
not originate in America.  In fact, when the first settlers laded in America
in 1607,
they soon found that honey bees were NOT native to this entire hemisphere and
hence had to import bees from England.

I do not share your opinion that science is overlooking important things in
nature.
Scientists investigate all facets of things provided by nature and tries to
improve
those nature things that improve humanity; but nature, in itself, cannot, do
likewise.

Regards                George Imirie