Mindset to reduce antibiotic use is slowly changing

10-01-2022 | |
Farmers are slowly coming around to the fact blanket use of antibiotics is no longer sustainable. Photo: Chris McCullogh
Farmers are slowly coming around to the fact blanket use of antibiotics is no longer sustainable. Photo: Chris McCullogh
Big changes are underway in the livestock sector across the EU in 2022 when the routine use of antibiotics, including preventative group treatments, will be banned. Livestock farmers have already been preparing for this over the past few years, but there is still a lot of work to do to convince some of the more stubborn producers that this is the way forward. The mental attitude among farmers is gradually accepting that it is no longer viable to use blanket treatments of antibiotics to treat or


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McCullough
Chris McCullough Freelance multi-media journalist