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FDA to Require Prescriptions for Livestock Antibiotics

Strategy aims to battle antibiotic-fueled super bugs

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 11, 2012 11:25 PM CDT | Updated Apr 12, 2012 5:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Food and Drug Administration is trying to slow the rise of drug-resistant super bugs by reducing antibiotic use in livestock. The agency will now require farmers and ranchers to obtain a prescription from a veterinarian before they can give antibiotics to animals, reports the...   Read full story »

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