Question

the mystery began the day farmer russ kremers knee was slashed by a bear 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 bear: 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:

• Option A: The article mentions that some lawmakers are proposing laws to restrict antibiotics use on farms (related to farmers' situation with antibiotics for livestock, though not explicitly "benefits" but contextually relevant as it's about the practice farmers do).
• Option C: The article states that new research associates antibiotic use in animals with drug - resistance in people, which is a reason for lawmakers' proposed legislation.
• Option D: The article implies a connection between the widespread practice (which likely includes a significant percentage) of feeding antibiotics to pigs, cows, and chickens as part of the overall issue.
• Option B: There is no mention in the article about the amount of money pharmaceutical companies spent fighting proposed laws.

Answer:

B. The amount of money that pharmaceutical companies spent fighting proposed laws restricting the use of antibiotics