US/UK antibiotic use in poultry examined

Antibiotic use in turkeys in the United States is about 9 times as high as the use in UK birds, while US chickens are given twice as much antibiotics as in the UK. The figures, released by the pressure group Save our Antibiotics, come at a time when the UK’S decision to leave the European Union is likely to lead to significant increases in imports from nations, such as the US. Once the UK leaves the European Customs Union, the government is planning large cuts to tariffs on the import of meat