FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

Helping minimize the misuse of antibiotics in farmed poultry in Ukraine

©FAO/Victor Sokolowicz

23/02/2024
A competition to find new ways to reduce antibiotic misuse in production animals has resulted in promising findings on how improved gut health in broiler chickens could boost immunity and reduce antibiotic-resistant bacteria, an approach that could bring wider benefits across the entire sector.