WHO Asking Farmers and Ranchers to Stop Using Antibiotics on Healthy Animals
The organization especially wants restrictions placed on antibiotics used for growth promotion
INTERNATIONAL — The World Health Organization wants farmers to stop using antibiotics on healthy farm animals. The organization issued a statement saying farmers and ranchers are only encouraging a lack of effective antibiotics for humans and say the overuse on healthy animals contributes to a potential deadly disease outbreak. WHO especially wants restrictions placed on antibiotics used for growth…