Concern Over the Routine Use of Antibiotics in Raising Livestock

question 13

Multiple Choice

Concern over the routine use of antibiotics in raising livestock centers around:

• A) the potential that bacterial resistance to antibiotics may increase as a result.
• B) violations of U.S. government policy that prohibits their indiscriminate use in livestock.
• C) the fact that the antibiotics may be toxic to small children.
• D) a tentative link between antibiotics and cancer.
• E) the excessively high concentrations of chemicals that are then found in the meat products.

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