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My understanding is that even before the EU ban it was much less common in the EU than in the US because most EU countries regulate antibiotic use in agricultur
by biorach 4y ago
My understanding is that even before the EU ban it was much less common in the EU than in the US because most EU countries regulate antibiotic use in agriculture.
- Beltalowda 4y agoAlso there's less need for it in the first place as welfare conditions are usually better. Who could have expected that livestock that's not kept unhealthy conditions tends to be healthier.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoExcept in Denmark where they use, or perhaps used to use, vast quantities of antibiotics intensive pig rearing.
- Beltalowda 4y agoNo doubt; same in Netherlands (more pigs than people in the country). But there's been improvement over the last 20 years on the animal welfare front, at least in the Netherlands and presumably Denmark too. And routine administration of antibiotics is banned everywhere in the EU now, AFAIK without too many exceptions.