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Farming Today: Antibiotic resistance, EU trade mission to Mexico, Brexit

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09/02/2016

Antibiotic resistance, EU trade mission to Mexico, Brexit

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Antibiotic resistance, EU trade mission to Mexico, Brexit

An investigation shows UK regulator does not publish details of antibiotic use on farms.

An investigation shows that the UK regulator does not publish details of antibiotic use on farms. Plus Brexit: why Norwegian dairy farmers are doing well. Presented by Caz Graham.

There are concerns that the overuse of antibiotics in livestock can lead to the bacteria behind infections like campylobacter becoming immune to the effect of antibiotic treatments. An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism shows that the UK regulator does not publish details of antibiotic use on farms.
And Brexit: we hear why Norwegian dairy farmers are doing well.

Presented by Caz Graham and Beatrice Fenton.

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