Adding fire to the flame, conventionally-reared cows are given antibiotics and synthetic hormones. Cows are highly susceptible to disease and infection not only because they’re confined in feedlots (does this sound familiar; feedlots on a farm-cubicles in an office...), but also because they’re fed a diet for which they are ill-adapted. Instead of fixing the root of the problem (profitability trumps all), antibiotics are used to combat these bovine diseases.
