Gamebird antibiotic use reduction

> The gamebird sector has achieved an overall 36 per cent reduction in antibiotic use during 2017 Following a joint initiative last year by the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA), BVA, Game Farmers’ Association, RUMA, National Gamekeepers Organisation and Game Feed Trade Association, the gamebird sector has achieved an overall 36 per cent reduction in antibiotic use during 2017, with in-feed use falling by 53 per cent. This significantly exceeds the target of 25 per cent agreed by the RUMA Targets Task Force.1 With the help of vets working in the game sector, the group has set a further game sector target to reduce antibiotic use in UK gamebirds by at least …