WHAT IS BEING DONE?

1 In 2006 an EU-wide ban made the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in the UK illegal.

2 In 2013, the Government began a five-year anti-microbial resistance strategy, emphasising the responsible use – and reduction in use – of those antibiotics of critical importance.

3 The UK poultry sector reduced antibiotic use by 43% from 2012 to 2015. But the NFU says reduction targets could do more damage than good by reducing dosages and thereby increasing resistance.

4 In 2016 the National Pig Association began collecting data on antibiotic use, extending education in disease control.