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Farm Practice
16:00 GMT
Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Real Farming Solutions to Reducing Antibiotics Use

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16:00 GMT
Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Real Farming Solutions to Reducing Antibiotics Use

Though UK farms have reduced their use of antibiotics by 40 percent in the past five years, resistance to antibiotics continues to rise – a threat to the health of both livestock and people. This session features a farmer who makes no use of antibiotics at all; a “technical clinic” led by a vet who will discuss preventive husbandry; and reports from a number of practical projects for better targeting of treatment, alternative treatments, and ways to engage with farmers through peer-to-peer learning.

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