date:Jun 08, 2015
antibiotics for growth promotion in raising its turkeys), it has been the main focus of industry thus far.
There are several reasons why. First of all, chickens produced for food have short life spans typically 42-45 days. Its easier to raise the birds with fewer or no antibiotics because theres a lot less opportunity for any microorganisms to infect them than cattle, which need at least 18 months to reach market weight.
But even more important, companies such as Perdue, Tyson and Foster Far