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Livestock ranchers routinely give antibiotics to the animals they raise to make them grow faster and put on more weight. Unfortunately, this practice produces antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the livestock's tissues. The Euoropean Union has ordered it's member countries to end this practice by 2006. In June, 2003, the world's largest meat-supplier, McDonald's informed it's suppliers of chicken, pork, and beef that it would no longer purchase meat grown using antibiotics. In August, 2003, the World Health Organization called for an end to the practice world-wide.Ferber, D. 2003. WHO advises kicking the livestock antibiotic habit. Science 301: 1027.
