Who was the forerunner of nanotechnology? In what fields does it find application? How are nanoparticles used in agriculture? These and many other questions can be answered in the May issue of “Poultry Breeder”.

The article, written by Katarzyna Jankowska of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, titled “Nanotechnology in Agriculture” is mentioned the effects of too frequent and inappropriate administration of antibiotics, sulfonamides and steroid drugs results in immune disorders, causes the occurrence of allergies and skin lesions, intensifies or excessively inhibits the inflammatory effect of cytokines (depending on the type of antibiotic), promotes excessive growth of pathogenic yeasts.