date:Nov 25, 2020
y, the UK pig industry has continued to reduce its use of antibiotics, with the latest figures showing a 5 percent fall in the first half of the year. Between January 1 and June 30 this year, antibiotic usage dropped from 110 mg/PCU to 104 mg/PCU marking a significant step toward the 99 mg/PCU target set in 2017. The data captured through the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)s electronic medicine book (eMB Pigs) represents 95 percent of slaughter pigs during the first six mo