There's another thing the article hand waves over: there is no actual evidence that antibiotics in feed have an effect on the animals' growth. [1] It is yet an

There's another thing the article hand waves over: there is no actual evidence that antibiotics in feed have an effect on the animals' growth. [1] It is yet another piece of farmer folklore, like hail cannons and routine castration. They are believed to work, without any scientific basis. The thing is, farmers believe so strongly in this myth, that even in places where antibiotics are banned as a feed additive, they bribe vets to prescribe their livestock antibiotics for a variety of fictitious ailments, so they can keep giving it. [1] http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/news/newsletter_33_3555326098.pdf http://www.tufts.edu/med/apua/news/newsletter_33_3555326098....