Plucked : chicken, antibiotics, and how big business changed the way the world eats / Maryn McKenna.
By: McKenna, Maryn [author.]
.Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2019Description: 400 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781426219627; 9781426217661.Uniform titles: Big chicken : Subject(s): Antibiotics in animal nutrition | Drug resistance in microorganisms | Antibiotics in agriculture | Chicken industryDDC classification: 636.51 Summary: "In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor 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. What you eat matters—for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats—and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods—and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children." -- National Geographic site. https://shop.nationalgeographic.com/products/plucked
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| 636.0883 MEA The meat business : devouring a hungry planet / | 636.1 EQU The equine manual / | 636.2089683 PAC The politics of BSE / | 636.51 MCK Plucked : | 636.63 WIL Rearing game birds and gamekeeping : management techniques for pheasant and partridge / | 639.2 Ocean recovery : | 639.2068 FIS A fishery manager's guidebook / |
First published in 2017 as 'Big chicken: the incredible story of how antibiotics created modern agriculture and changed the way the world eats'.
"In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor 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. What you eat matters—for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats—and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods—and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children." -- National Geographic site.