WHO says world poised for 'post-antibiotic' era

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There's a degree of culpability in the medical establishment, to be sure. But let's not forget that, pound for pound, most of the antibiotics in the US are used on livestock.

The FDA is trying to get the feed folks to stop putting antibiotics in their feed (initially on a voluntary basis)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/27/b...l-to-limit-antibiotic-use-in-animal-feed.html