U.S. lawmakers want to curb antibiotic use on farms

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U.S. lawmakers want to curb antibiotic use on farms

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-lawmakers-want-curb-antibiotic-farms-163701192--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RxlnMUNSZU4zQGVkK.ktKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-16T163701Z_1_LYNXMPEA8F0VD_RTROPTP_2_FARMACEUTICALS-CHICKEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Nine-day-old chicks gather at a Foster Farms chicken ranch near Turlock" align="left" title="Nine-day-old chicks gather at a Foster Farms chicken ranch near Turlock" border="0" /></a>By Brian Grow and P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for action to rein in antibiotic use in livestock in response to a Reuters investigation showing how top U.S. poultry firms have been administering drugs to their flocks. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY), said she plans to introduce new legislation authorizing the Food and Drug Administration to collect data on ?farm-level antibiotic use.? The pledge was part of a letter Gillibrand sent Tuesday to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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