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Rosa DeLauro: “We have left a gaping loophole, which says that it is the--we can use antibiotics for prevention, and that has opened up…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
We have left a gaping loophole, which says that it is the--we can use antibiotics for prevention, and that has opened up unbelievable because of the way we are dealing today with a herd of 5,000 swine.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro warns about the misuse of antibiotics in livestock for disease prevention.

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