“Maryn McKenna is the leading journalist worldwide on antibiotic overuse and resistance, and in BIG CHICKEN she tells a crucial part of that story: the vast misuse and overuse of antibiotics in industrial farming. Antibiotic resistance is a global emergency, and agricultural use of antibiotics is a key part of that crisis. This clear, urgent explanation of how we got here and what’s at risk should be required reading for anyone who wants to see change happen.”