Research the context for our current antibiotic-resistance problem. Why were antibiotics used in the first place? What are their benefits? How did antibiotics change the meat industry? Use specific examples where antibiotics are used today as a reference point for your analysis.
Summarize the history of the antibiotic drug youre researching (***tetracycline use in cows!***) &its usage in the meat industry. What were the driving factors for its usage? Briefly discuss its effects on this food-supply industry, intended or unintended. Briefly describe what the mechanism (as you understand it) is for this drug and how its used to treat infection in an animal host. Finally, what can you extrapolate about the value of antibiotics in the meat industry, as a whole, from this one example?
