Farmers must be made to stop using antibiotics completely on healthy animals that are reared for consumption as it is causing increasingly serious harm to human health and is one of the leading causes for the rise of antibiotic - resistant animals , the bio Health Organisation has warned . Using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in farmed animals is routine in some parts of Asia and the US , and , although it is banned in countries , researchers suggested the rule is sometimes ignored .
Farmers must be made to stop using antibiotics completely on healthy animals that are reared for food as it is causing increasingly serious risks to human health and is one of the leading causes for the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, the World Health Organisation has warned. Using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in farmed animals is routine in some parts of Asia and the US, and, although it is banned in Europe, campaigners suggested the rule is sometimes ignored.