Can less be more?

Rules, rules, rules…. The livestock sector is becoming increasingly governed by legislation. While no-one can dispute the need for this, surely abiding by the rules can’t be the only incentive for reducing antibiotic use in the livestock sector. Regulations to combat antibiotic resistance are forcing livestock producers to restrict antibiotics to therapeutic use only – and in some countries this is even becoming increasingly limited. There is no silver bullet solution for replacing antibio