Mary Jeanne, thanks for joining the discussion! To clarify, Dr. Hofacre is referring to resistance related to use of antibiotics in animals. This post on agriculture’s role in antibiotic resistance has more information: https://www.bestfoodfacts.org/what-is-agricultures-role-in-the-issue-of-antibiotic-resistance/ Dr. John Prescott explains,
“The biggest misconception is that agricultural use of antibiotics is responsible for most resistance in human bacterial pathogens. There is no evidence for this conception.”