Pyrrhic Progress : The History of Antibiotics in Anglo-American Food Production

Pyrrhic Progress analyses over half a century of antibiotic use, regulation, and resistance in US and British food production. Mass-introduced after 1945, antibiotics helped revolutionize post-war agriculture. Food producers used antibiotics to prevent and treat disease, protect plants, preserve foo...

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Main Author: Kirchhelle, Claas (auth)
Other Authors: Golden, Janet (Editor), Apple, Rina D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: New Brunswick Rutgers University Press 2020
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