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Antimicrobial use across UK's dairy farms continues to fall

An overall year-on-year decline in antimicrobial usage across UK dairy herds was highlighted in Kingshay dairy consultants' latest Antimicrobial Focus Report

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Kingshay's latest Antimicrobial Focus Report has shown a larger reduction in antimicrobial usage in 2023, compared to the previous three years.
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Kingshay's latest Antimicrobial Focus Report has shown a larger reduction in antimicrobial usage in 2023, compared to the previous three years.

Drawing upon data from 1,002 UK dairy farms, Kingshay's latest Antimicrobial Focus Report has shown a larger reduction in antimicrobial usage in 2023, compared to the previous three years, with an average...

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