Subtherapeutic antibiotic use in swine

Advocates say FDA should ban all non-medical use of antibiotics in animals

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Farmers often use low doses of antibiotics on their large farms to keep disease at bay. But critics say that’s leading to drug resistant bugs that are killing people. A new court ruling will require the FDA to stop the use of two specific antibiotics, but activists are targeting the whole range of antibiotics used in animals.

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Antibiotic Use on the Farm

Antibiotics, Livestock, and the Rise of Superbugs

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Health Note/Antibiotic Resistance

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Animal Antibiotics