*A bird-day is the standard denominator used to calculate all proportions, or percentages. For the year, it is the mean daily population of birds in the Lion scheme (including breeding birds and pullets in rear) multiplied by 365.
**A daily dose is a single chicken treated with an antibiotic for one day. Courses of treatment will vary with the clinical need, but are typically 3-5 days. So a flock of 5,000 chickens treated with an antibiotic for 3 days is 15,000 daily doses.
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New report shows progress towards achieving farm antibiotic targets
18 Nov 2018
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08 Oct 2018
Interim report gives picture of progress towards farming’s antibiotic targets
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UK farming triple winner at Public Health England’s Antibiotic Guardian awards
28 Jun 2018
Poultry research centre to focus on antibiotic alternatives
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