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What would be the effect on meat, dairy, and egg prices of a ban on using antibiotics in animal feeds?

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How do bloat preventives work in ruminants?

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Why is there such concern about the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES)?

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Why are feed additives used in animal rations?

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What are broad-spectrum antibiotics?

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What is a nutrient-sparing substance?

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Why does bloat occur in ruminants?

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Victoria Q.

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It would raise the cost of meat, dairy, and egg products for the consumer.

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They break up the foam or the slime layer, allowing gases to escape.

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DES was approved by the FDA in 1954 as an additive for beef cattle finishing rations, but was banned
in 1979 by the FDA due to research linking DES and cancer development.

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to improve feed efficiency, promote faster gains, improve animal health and production

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antibiotics that can control many different microorganisms

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any substance that allows animals to use available nutrients more efficiently

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When eating certain feeds, foaming may occur or a slime layer may build up in the rumen, preventing
the gases from escaping. This causes a swelling in the midsection.

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