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).
One of the global impacts of ruminant livestock production is that when ruminants belch, they produce methane, one of the greenhouse gases. A small amount of methane is also produced by manure. Scientists are currently study ways to reduce methane production from ruminant livestock.ermentation in the rumen produces enormous quantities of gas that ruminants get rid of by belching (burping). Anything that interferes with belching is life threatening to the ruminant and may result in a condition called bloat.