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Yup that would probably be one of the big thing in the whole antibiotic crisis and just making sure the farm environment is good once you can't rely on just flo

• pyre 10y ago
  Flooding them with antibiotics isn't just to "keep them alive." It makes them grow bigger (i.e. more meat to sell means more money). This is a big part of the resistance to ending the practice too.
  • tmd83 10y ago
    Do you mean the antibiotics keeps them healthy and in turn bigger or antibiotics has some growth hormone type effect?
    • pkroll 10y ago
      It makes them grow bigger, like a growth hormone effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic_use_in_livestock
      • zzalpha 10y ago
        And the best part is, no one knows why.