> I'm not so sure I understand the literature on antibiotic use in livestock and I happily eat meat without thinking about what drugs the animals were given. I

> I'm not so sure I understand the literature on antibiotic use in livestock and I happily eat meat without thinking about what drugs the animals were given. It's the same principle. Feed the livestock with antibiotics, be it for treating a disease or making them grow faster, and you'll eventually end up with multidrug resistant bacteria like salmonella and e coli in your food.