Our Big Pig Problem.

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  • Source:
    Scientific American. Apr2011, Vol. 304 Issue 4, p12-12. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      AGRICULTURAL antibiotics; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; LIVESTOCK farms; AGRICULTURE
    • Subject Terms:
      DENMARK; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      In this article the authors discuss aspects of giving farm animals low-dose antibiotics. They note that microbiologists warned U.S. farmers against the use of antibiotics to fatten up farm animals, noting the threat to human health the practice would cause as a result of producing drug-resistant bacteria. Topics include the ways veterinary antibiotics are used in agriculture and why the U.S. should follow Denmark's lead and stop giving animals low-dose antibiotics.