The FDA has announced plans to cut down the use of some antibiotics in disease prevention in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys beginning this April, according to an article in E–The Environmental Magazine.
There is a growing concern in the medical community that overuse of antibiotics in livestock is contributing to a public health threat in the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
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