Chart showing the antimicrobial use of different species.

Ionophores, not antibiotics, mainly used in beef cattle

Danish ban has led to increased use of antibiotics, says BDRC

Reading Time: 3 minutes Antimicrobial resistance has become a highly charged issue. Headlines appear in the news on a regular basis suggesting that antibiotics are becoming less effective in humans and farmers are to blame. Some concerns have been raised that antimicrobial use in livestock leads to antimicrobial resistance and that some of the products used in food animals […] Read more