How UK broiler farms cut antibiotic use

Broiler farmers in the UK reduced their antibiotic use by 82% between 2012 and 2017, and the sector now produces half the meat eaten in the UK using less than 9.7% of the total antibiotics licensed for food-producing animals. Here, Poultry World looks at how it was done. Replacing where possible, reducing overall use and refining best practice have been the cornerstones of the antibiotic reduction programme that has delivered dramatic results for the British poultry industry. It has cut total u