A: Levaquin is an antibiotic that is used to treat all kinds of bacterial infections. Doctors usually prescribe this drug for treating infections of kidneys, bladder, skin, and sinuses. However, in recent years, levaquin has been linked to a number of severe side effects and birth defects.
Air. 1  The massive amounts of excrement produced by livestock farms emit toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia into the air. Roughly 80% of ammonia emissions in the U.S. come from animal waste (The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
Cattle production. in 2015 was 41.5 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the 40.2 billion pounds produced in 2014. For the second year in a row, the largest percent of the United States value of production from agricultural commodities. came from cattle and calves.