date:Dec 12, 2018
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Removing antibiotics from cattle is more difficult, experts said, because the animals live longer than chickens and have more chances to fall ill.
Hamburger chain Wendy's Co a year ago said it would buy about 15 percent of its beef beginning in 2018 from producers that have pledged to reduce by 20 percent their use of an antibiotic.
What McDonald's is doing will hopefully start to shift the industry all together from over-using antibiotics, said Matt Wellington, antibiotics program director