Do consumers really care about antibiotic use?

Consumers have an increasingly important voice in the way their food is produced. Considering all the (mis)information available, are the meat-eating public still willing to consume products of animals treated with antibiotics? A joint Canadian/German survey aimed to find out. The fact that reducing antibiotic use in livestock production may have negative repercussions for animal welfare is recognised by scientists, but may not be as easily understood by the public. Antibiotic use in livestock