Question

the mystery began the day farmer russ kremers knee was slashed by a boar with a razor - sharp tusk. the missouri pig farmer shrugged off the wound and went back to work. later, his leg became inflamed and ballooned to twice its size. he had contracted an infection that threatened his life - and baffled doctors who wondered why two months of treatment with multiple antibiotics had done little to ease the condition. the answer was flowing in the veins of the boar: kremer had fed the animal slop laced with low doses of an antibiotic, spawning a germ that was resistant to drugs. that drug - resistant germ had passed to kremer. more and more americans - many of them living far from barns and pastures - are at risk from the widespread practice of feeding antibiotics to pigs and other livestock such as cows and chickens. now, a flurry of new research associates antibiotic use in animals with drug resistance in people. some lawmakers are proposing new laws aimed at banning farmers from administering the drugs to healthy livestock. many people in the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries, however, are devoting large sums of money to defeating the bills. question 5 which information is not in the article? a. the benefits to farmers of administering antibiotics to both sick and healthy livestock b. the amount of money that pharmaceutical companies spent fighting proposed laws restricting the use of antibiotics c. the reason why some lawmakers proposed legislation aimed at restricting the use of antibiotics on farms d. the percentage of antibiotics sold in the u.s. that are administered to pigs, cows, and chickens

Explanation:

The article discusses the use of antibiotics in livestock, the efforts of lawmakers to restrict their use, and the involvement of pharmaceutical companies. However, there is no mention of the percentage of antibiotics sold in the U.S. that are administered to pigs, cows, and chickens.

Answer:

D. The percentage of antibiotics sold in the U.S. that are administered to pigs, cows, and chickens