Almost a full year into the pandemic, we’re all very aware of the importance of tak­­ing steps to keep ourselves and our families healthy. It’s the same for Iowa livestock farmers as they carefully raise the real meat and poultry that both feed us and help strengthen our immune systems.

Livestock farmers rely on antibiotics as one important tool to help produce healthy food for all of us and to care for their animals. But farmers and their veterinarians know that it’s important to use...