Here is an exerpt from the
Antibiotics Policy of the Australian Chicken Meat Industry
Quote:
Antibiotics are substances that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and related microorganisms. They are essential substances in human and animal medicine.
This policy covers the use of antibiotics in two important ways:
�� therapeutic agents (ie applied to treat the clinical symptoms of a bacterial infection)
�� prophylactic agents (ie applied to healthy animals deemed to be at risk of infection to prevent disease occurring).
Importantly, no hormones are used in chicken meat production in Australia. The
industry position regarding the use of antibiotics is that antibiotics should only be used as a last resort to control disease in birds that cannot be managed by other means.
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Much the same as the US I'm guessing from discussions I've seen on here.
Now to look into the beef industry and see what they say officially.