How does an antibiotic-free farm keep its livestock healthy?
One of the best ways to keep animals healthy is to provide a low stress environment that allows them to engage in their natural behaviors and instincts. Such an environment is vital to maintaining the health of livestock, since stress has an adverse effect on an animal’s immune system, making it more susceptible to disease. If an animal does become sick on one of our farms, it will be administered antibiotics, but its meat will not be used in our products. Back to top Does Applegate Farms use antibiotics in the raising of its hogs, poultry or beef? No. At Applegate Farms we’ve proven for more than 10 years that raising high-quality, natural pork, turkey and chicken meat without the use of growth-promoting antibiotics at any step of production is plausible. Many in the meat and grocery industry don’t believe that antibiotic-free livestock and poultry production is possible. We are proud to disprove their skepticism. Our company motto is “Believe in What You Eat!” We feel that any level
