The company that supplies 3.5 million chickens to Britons every week, a third
of the nation’s quota, is to stop routinely feeding them antibiotics. The
Grampian Country Food Group of Aberdeen took the decision after conducting a
6-month experiment on 1.5 million chickens: the birds grew just as well without
the drugs. Grampian hopes the ban will ease fears about antibiotic-resistant
“superbugs” emerging on farms. “We think the public will appreciate our
efforts,” says Philip Hopley of Grampian’s agriculture division.
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