Agri-Business
UK pig industry cuts antibiotic use by 75% in 8 years
The UK pig industry has reduced its antibiotics use by 75% in eight years, the AHDB has said today (Tuesday,...
Antibiotic Resistance
Beef
Antibiotic use in UK livestock is decreasing
The use of antibiotics in livestock in the UK has decreased again, according to a report released by the Veterinary...
Beef
Farm antibiotic usage is falling in Northern Ireland
The recently published Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) ‘Targets Task Force Report 2020’ confirms that sales of...
Arable
Black-grass is costing UK agriculture £1 billion per annum
Research by Rothamsted has helped put an economic figure on herbicide resistance in black-grass, the farmland weed that is decimating...
Agri-Business
Sales of veterinary antibiotics drop by 32% across Europe
European countries continue to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals – with the overall sales of veterinary antibiotics across...
Sheep
iTexel Conference: Breeding to reduce antibiotic use
The upcoming iTexel Conference will give attendees an opportunity to hear how ongoing research could help farmers breed sheep with...
Agri-Business
EU set to ban ‘routine use’ of medicated livestock feed
The European Council has agreed to impose a ban on prophylactic or routine metaphylactic use of antibiotic medicated feed. Metaphylactic...
N.Ireland
Why your best weapons against disease are a brush and hose
Farmers need to get back to basics with skills which were heavily emphasised in bygone days to reduce antibiotic use,...
World News
Antibiotic resistance can occur naturally in soil bacteria
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in prairie soils that had little or no exposure to...
