Bibliograph

Big chicken, the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats, Maryn McKenna

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Big chicken, the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats, Maryn McKenna

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-389) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Big chicken

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

978252091

Responsibility statement

Maryn McKenna

Sub title

the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats

Summary

"In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributer Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity -- and human health threat -- uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again." -- Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Part 1. How chicken became essential -- Illness, and a bad year -- Better living through chemistry -- Meat for the price of bread -- Resistance begins -- Proving the problem -- Part 2. How chicken became dangerous -- Epidemics as evidence -- The triumph of the hybrids -- The cost of containment -- The unpredicted danger -- Part 3. How chicken changed -- The value of small -- Choosing cooperation -- The view from the barn -- The market speaks -- The past creates the future -- Epilogue

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