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Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
By McKenna, Maryn
- ISBN
- 9781426217661 9781426217678
- Publisher
- National Geographic
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Starred Review on August 1, 2017 | Chickens Big and Little
Health journalist McKenna (Superbug; Beating Back the Devil) recounts the history of chicken production through the dual and interwoven narratives of antibiotic use and the rise of the industrial chicken. In order to accomplish this, the author relies on a number of sources including chemists, lawyers, historians, chefs, farmers, and more, which allows for a complex yet complete exploration of the meat we ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
