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How an on-farm project has helped reduce a Welsh dairy herd's antibiotic use

A focus on herd health and cattle mobility has seen one dairy farm in Pembrokeshire reduce their antibiotic use by 57%

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Stephen James.

Employing novel technology at their dairy enterprise has enabled the James family of Gelly Olau, Pembrokeshire, to reduce antibiotic use. As a proof of concept farm with the Welsh Government-funded...

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