Farm Animals Fed Antibiotics

Share This Post

Farm Animals Fed Antibiotics

Antibiotics are everywhere; But did you know that 80% of the antibiotics in the U.S. are used for livestocks and only 20 percent of those antibiotics are given to humans.

Find out how anitibotic use in farm animals is helping spread  drug-resistant bacteria, in today's LiveScience GoFigure infographic.
Source:LiveScience

image via David Groth (Flickr)

That huge amount of antibiotics remain in the meat and dairy products that we consume. The danger is when many kinds of bacteria become resistant to routine antibiotics in the next generations; and that would be a huge risk for all of us.


More To Explore

Symptoms and Causes of Poor Circulation
heart health

Symptoms and Causes of Poor Circulation

Circulation issues are always the result of poor blood flow in an area. However, there are many possible symptoms associated with poor circulation. And there

guest blogs

The Pros and Cons of Being an Entrepreneur

I started my first business when I was ten years old. “Dinky Dolls” were miniature paper dolls I custom- made to order, and they quickly

inspirational poster

It hurts to become

“I said to the sun to tell me about the Big Bang. The sun said,’It hurts to become.’” ~Andrea Gibson

Scroll to Top