Perdue farms, one of the largest chicken producers in the United States, recently completed its transition to eliminating antibiotic use in animals it produces. Meat produced by Perdue farms is now marketed as “No Antibiotics ever.” The change was enable by promoting animal welfare and reducing stress, thereby reducing the need for antibiotics.

Key Takeaways:

• Perdue Farms announced that it completed the final step away from the routine use of any antibiotics in its chicken production by eliminating all use of animal-only antibiotics.
• With this latest milestone, Perdue will continue to increase the availability of its no-antibiotics-ever products.
• Perdue’s program is based on the Five Freedoms, a globally recognized standard for welfare, and includes significant changes to encourage natural behavior, further reduce stress and avoiding suffering.

“Perdue Farms announced that it completed the final step away from the routine use of any antibiotics in its chicken production by eliminating all use of animal-only antibiotics.”

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