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A recent NYT article demonstrates the majority of the problem of antibiotic resistance arises from feeding antibiotics to livestock. In Denmark, scientists showed a reduction in antibiotic use in pigs had no effect on productivity, no measurable impact on public health, and no reduction in disease prevalence among animals. In the U.S., livestock consumes 70% of all antibiotics prescribed; and animals are fed critical antibiotics at a rate seven times higher than in Denmark. Federal guidelines now discourage the use…..

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