Farmaceuticals: a risky antibiotic for cows:
Part 2: The antibiotic ceftiofur is a wonder drug for dairy farmers. But
its strength - and the frequency at which it’s used improperly in
cattle - pose a threat to public health.
ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS: Hugh
Byron, a retired dairy farmer, shows a syringe he used to treat cows at
his farm in Hillsboro, Kentucky. Regulators found that one of his cows
tested positive for 14 times the allowable trace levels of ceftiofur, an
antibiotic that has been found to promote superbugs. REUTERS/John
Sommers II
