There are reports that some of the antibiotics sold in the market are fed to poultry and other livestock as growth promoters. Overusing these substances can create superbugs, pathogens that are resistant to multiple drugs and could be passed along humans. Mindful of that, some farming companies have stopped using the drugs to make chickens gain weight faster. Since Denmark banned antibiotic growth promoters in the 1990s, the major pork exporters says it is producing more pigs – and the animals get fewer disease. Which one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by the passage given above ?
People should avoid consuming the products of animal farming.
Foods of animal origin should be replaced with foods of plant origin .
Using antibiotics on animals should be banned.
Antibiotics should only be used to treat diseases.
Option (a) is incorrect as it is speculative. Passage doesn't suggest avoiding consumption explicitly. Option (b) is incorrect as it is far fetched. Option (c) is incorrect as banning is not suggested by the author rather he appreciates mindfulness of companies who stopped using it. So, this "banning" idea is out of scope and can be ruled out as the critical message or crux of the passage. Option (d) is correct as author mentions antibiotics used as growth promoters and how some farming companies stopped using it to make chickens gain weight faster i.e. by corollary only use as a drug to treat diseases.
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