What's the Beef with Antibiotics?

RALEIGH, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It used to be the monster of sci-fi movies ... the deadly superbug. But fiction is quickly turning into fact. By 2050, according to a British study, the global death toll from antibiotic-resistant infections could skyrocket to 10 million a year. Today, much of the blame is put on the meat industry. Every year, cattle ranchers use 29 million pounds of antibiotics in their animals. But how much of that really makes it to your dinner plate?