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Posted Tue May 8 2012: from Chronicle of Higher Education: As Beef Cattle Become Behemoths, Who Are Animal Scientists Serving? http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1336513100 Scores of animal scientists employed by public universities have helped pharmaceutical companies persuade farmers and ranchers to use antibiotics, hormones, and drugs like Zilmax to make their cattle grow bigger ever faster. With the use of these products, the average weight of a fattened steer sold to a packing plant is now roughly 1,300 pounds--up from 1,000 pounds in 1975. It's been a profitable venture for the drug companies, as well as for the professors and their universities. [Read more stories about: antibiotic resistance, corporate farming, health impacts, capitalist greed] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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