• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Eh, the antibiotics are only in part to keep them from dying. It also promotes faster growth. In actuality, the majority of the time they don’t need antibiotics to make it to slaughter.

    • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      Furthermore, it’s been argued that this gung-ho attitude with antibiotics is promoting the growth of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.