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Keep Antibiotics Working (KAW)
KAW press release on a new study published by Johns Hopkins University documents that the use of growth-promoting antibiotics in chicken feed is a financial loser for poultry producers. Using data from poultry giant Perdue, the researcher found that antibiotics slightly accelerated chicken growth, but that the benefit was offset by the cost of purchasing antibiotics, with the total cost rising by about one penny per chicken.