Wednesday, July 7, 2010

excessive use of antibiotics in the US agriculture

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/opinion/30wed3.html 
"... farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to their cattle, pigs and chickens to protect them from infectious diseases but also to spur growth and weight gain while using less feed. That may be good for agricultural production, but it is almost surely bad for the public’s health."