This briefing provides an overview of on-farm antibiotic
usage in the UK. It outlines the steps taken by a number of other
European countries to address and reduce antibiotic use in farming
systems, and sets out three recommendations for the UK Government to
take in order to address the growing public health crisis of antibiotic
resistance.
The causal link between on-farm antibiotic administration and human resistance is widely acknowledged by organisations including the World Health Organisation and the European Food Standards Agency.
Read more: Antimicrobial resistance | Compassion in World Farming
The causal link between on-farm antibiotic administration and human resistance is widely acknowledged by organisations including the World Health Organisation and the European Food Standards Agency.
Read more: Antimicrobial resistance | Compassion in World Farming
