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McKenna, Maryn.
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Antibiotics in animal nutrition.
Antibiotics in agriculture.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Animal culture -- Safety measures.
Food supply -- Safety measures.
Chickens -- Microbiology.
Poultry -- Marketing.
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McKenna, Maryn.
Antibiotics in animal nutrition.
Antibiotics in agriculture.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Animal culture -- Safety measures.
Food supply -- Safety measures.
Chickens -- Microbiology.
Poultry -- Marketing.
Chickens -- Marketing.
MARC Display
Big chicken : the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats / Maryn McKenna.
by
McKenna, Maryn.
National Geographic, 2017.
Call #:
363.1926 M155b
Subjects
Antibiotics in animal nutrition.
Antibiotics in agriculture.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
Animal culture
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Safety measures.
Food supply
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Safety measures.
Chickens
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Microbiology
.
Poultry
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Marketing.
Chickens
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Marketing.
ISBN:
9781426217661 (hc.)
Description:
400 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-389) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. How chicken became essential
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Illness, and a bad year
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Better living through chemistry
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Meat for the price of bread
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Resistance begins
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Proving the problem
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Part 2. How chicken became dangerous
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Epidemics as evidence
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The triumph of the hybrids
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The cost of containment
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The unpredicted danger
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Part 3. How chicken changed
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The value of small
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Choosing cooperation
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The view from the barn
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The market speaks
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The past creates the future
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Epilogue.
Summary:
"In this eye-opening exposé, health journalist and National Geographic contributer Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity - and human health threat - uncovering the ways we can make our favorite meat safer again. McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats - and not necessarily for the better."--Provided by publisher.
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