Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18413

Livestock: Antibiotics and Disease Control

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the the potential benefits of introducing an initiative to provide livestock farmers with practical guidance on disease prevention and

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Defra supports livestock farmers in England to improve disease prevention, biosecurity and the responsible use of antibiotics through existing initiatives, including the Animal Health and Welfare Review and the Poultry Biosecurity Review. The Department c...

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