Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 2 July 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the trends in antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector over the most recent five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
The latest data announced by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board show that antibiotic use in the pig industry has fallen by 53% from 278 mg/kg in 2015 to 131 mg/kg in 2017.
Defra recognises the progress that has been made and continues to work with the pig industry to implement their target to reduce antibiotic use to 99 mg/kg by 2020. This will be underpinned by improvements in biosecurity, husbandry practices and disease prevention.
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