Big chicken : the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way...
Big chicken : the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way...
Big chicken : the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats / Maryn McKenna.
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Publisher
Washington, DC : National Geographic Partners, LLC, [2017]
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G 2017/4409
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Language
English
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Physical content
400 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 -- T...
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Publisher
Washington, DC : National Geographic Partners, LLC, [2017]
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
[2017]
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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.
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Big chicken : the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats / Maryn McKenna.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-389) and index.
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G 2017/4409
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74VKVEKzLEoy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVEKzLEoy
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ISBN
1426217668 dq hardcover alkaline paper
9781426217661 hardcover alkaline paper
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636.50895329
MMS ID
991024129891702626
