UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by 75 per cent

The UK pig industry has already surpassed the 30 per cent reduction target in total antibiotic use set by the RUMA Targets Task Force between 2020 and 2024

Katie Jones
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UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by 75 per cent

The latest figures show a 20 per cent reduction in antibiotic usage for treating pigs on farms in 2022. Data collected by AHDB using the electronic Medicine Book (eMB), representing approximately 95...

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