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Comment by lbarrett

The overuse of antibiotics in large-scale animal farming is particularly terrible; many are given low doses of antibiotics as part of their food [1]. This gives bacteria lots of time and selective breeding to become resistant, and it's probably the worst thing we could do for the long-term health of humanity.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock#Un...

parent lbarrett 9 years ago

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