Antibiotic resistance has surged in livestock in the last two decades.

Consumer Affairs– October 10, 2019. “This paper is the first to track antibiotic resistance in animals globally and it finds that resistance has gone up dramatically over the last 18 years,” said researcher Ramanan Laxminarayan. “We certainly do want higher-protein diets for many people, but if this comes at the cost of failing antibiotics, then we need to evaluate our priorities.”