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Science
Journalist Maryn McKenna on the rise of ‘Big Chicken’ — and our current antibiotic crisis
A pig.
Health
How industrial hog farms can influence human flu epidemics
Chickens and other livestock grown without the use of antibiotics are a small but growing part of the U.S. market. Perdue is now the largest producer of antibiotic-free chicken in the country, and other big players in the food industry are following the l
Environment
Consumers are demanding antibiotic-free meat, and Big Food is starting to listen
Chickens and other livestock grown without the use of antibiotics are a small but growing part of the U.S. market. Perdue is now the largest producer of antibiotic-free chicken in the country, and other big players in the food industry are following the l
Environment
Consumers are demanding antibiotic-free meat, and Big Food is starting to listen
Environment
China’s big hog farms pose a big antibiotic resistance risk
Natural Chickens
Factory Farm Rules
Global Politics
Documentary highlights animal abuses on factory farms