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Which of the following is most likely to cause antibiotic-resistant infections on a farm?

Not using antibiotics.
Under-using antibiotics.
Changing antibiotic brands.
Overusing antibiotics.

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Answer:

D: Overuse of antibiotics

Step-by-step explanation:

Bacteria reproduce and evolve quickly, if you use too much antibiotics, a few of that bacteria would be resistant to it, and reproduce quickly, whilst the non-resistant bacteria would be killed off.

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