Nutritional strategies to reduce antibiotic use

High quality nutrition and a well-managed environment can play a critical role in reducing the need for antibiotics. Low crude protein diets and high quality ingredients for young animals are recommended so as not to compromise performance. This holistic view of animal production is needed for the future. Antibiotics are no longer required to ensure efficiency or performance. Overall use of antimicrobials in Danish livestock production has been reduced by about 50% between 1994 and 2015, mainly