UK – Vets – E.coli Superbug – Caution

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has questioned the Soil Association’s (SA) assertion that there is “overwhelming evidence” that the use of antibiotics in UK livestock farms is contributing to an “epidemic” of E.coli infections in humans.

It said that leading scientitic opinion suggests there is no evidence to draw this conclusion and that the claims risked a “kneejerk reaction” of blanket restrictions on the use of these medicines by veterinary surgeons.