FRANKENSTEIN, Mo.–The Associated Press released an investigative report on antibiotics in American agriculture. They report farmers and consumers are at risk from antibiotic-fed animals that develop drug-resistance infections, which can be spread to humans. They say drug-resistant infections killed more than 65,000 people in the United States last year.
They also report the pressure against using antibiotics in agriculture is rising from government and consumer organizations. However, many farmers and pharmaceutical companies say antibiotics are a crucial to speeding growth and warding off disease.