Biotech Values

[DewDiligence]

(ZTS)—Perdue eliminates antibiotics in chicken-raising:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/perdue-farms-eliminated-all-antibiotics-from-its-chicken-supply-1475775456

Perdue, two years ago, stopped using on its chickens antibiotics that also are used to treat people. Now, the company has also stopped using antibiotics used only to treat animals…

When chickens get sick and need an antibiotic to cure them, Perdue’s farmers will treat the birds, but their meat will be sold as a low-cost commodity product rather than under Perdue’s brands…

According to ZTS’ recent MS webcast, only a small portion of the antibiotics ZTS (and other animal-health companies) sells are ones that are relevant to human health.