Agri-Business
'Farmers must be empowered in fight to lower antibiotic use on farms'
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for the Government to better empower farmers to lower antibiotic use on farms, suggesting...
AMR
Agri-Business
Report shows food-producing animals account a quarter of UK antibiotics
Antibiotics in livestock account for just 26% of the UK’s total antibiotics use, a report published today has revealed. Of...
Agri-Business
Hancock: 'AMR presents a danger as big as as climate change or warfare'
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has set out the UK’s 20-year vision for tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the World Economic...
Agri-Business
UK veterinary antibiotics sales fall to lowest in 25 years
Total sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 1993, according...
Beef
Why 'Antibiotic-free' labelling may actually be harming the industry
Labelling products as “Antibiotic-free” has the potential to mislead the consumer by implying that meat or milk not marketed as...
Dairy
Antibiotics Anonymous: How group support helped 30 farmers reduce their usage
For the last two years, 30 forward-thinking farmers have participated in multiple action-groups across South-West England, aiming to reduce their...