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But there is another source of concern: Researchers in North Carolina suggest that we should be watching antibiotic use in livestock.
Industrial food and animal facilities, which involve intense confinement of animals and use antibiotics to promote growth, are the issue. In companies where this technique was used, the incidence of bacteria resistant to common antibiotics went up significantly.
Clearly, there is a need for tight regulation on this practice as a protective step for public health.