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Big Chicken
The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
Book • 2017
In 'Big Chicken,' Maryn McKenna delves into the history and implications of the modern poultry industry, particularly the role of antibiotics in transforming chicken from a local delicacy to a global commodity.
The book reveals how the use of antibiotics in farming has led to a global health crisis of antibiotic resistance, posing significant threats to human health.
McKenna explores the historical, scientific, and cultural aspects of chicken production, highlighting the environmental and ethical concerns associated with industrial farming practices.
The book also discusses potential alternatives and innovations towards a more sustainable and ethical poultry industry.
The book reveals how the use of antibiotics in farming has led to a global health crisis of antibiotic resistance, posing significant threats to human health.
McKenna explores the historical, scientific, and cultural aspects of chicken production, highlighting the environmental and ethical concerns associated with industrial farming practices.
The book also discusses potential alternatives and innovations towards a more sustainable and ethical poultry industry.
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Recommended by Leah Garcés ; it discusses antibiotics in the chicken industry and how 80% of antibiotics are fed to farmed animals.
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