antibiotics

Near the small village of Murdoch, approximately 175 km west of Minneapolis, is Minnesota's largest dairy cow farm, which is one of the USA's largest herds of 9,500 cows. Photo: Aage Krogsdam
08-06-2023 | Article

Minnesota, USA: Milking one of the largest herds of 9,500 cows

Gerald Behrens is head of ruminant marketing at Boehringer Ingelheim. Photo: Frank Daum
06-02-2023 | Interview

Cow health: ‘Prevention remains the basis, despite vaccinations and antibiotics’

Prevention is better than cure
02-01-2023 | Article

Prevention is better than cure

One of the key progress indicators is the fall in dairy lameness and mortality from various 2019 indicators.
23-11-2022 | News

Antibiotic use in UK dairy sector low but more data needed

While antibiotics have a role in managing the health of animals, it is important to understand what is being used and what rate and in which categories of animals. Photo: Hans Prinsen
16-08-2022 | News

UK dairy farmers urged to monitor and manage antibiotic use

At present, there is limited data on how dairy farmers currently record antibiotic use, so the study looked at the accuracy of the records and how producers came to decisions on capturing antibiotic usage (ABU). Photo: Bert Jansen
02-06-2022 | News

Data and drivers for antibiotic use on UK dairy farms

Currently, preventative group treatments of farm animals is legal in the UK but is illegal in the EU. Photo: Hans Banus
23-02-2022 | News

UK falling behind EU on-farm antibiotic rules

Photo: Shutterstock
23-11-2021 | News

Post-Brexit trade concerns: Antibiotics in imported dairy

Neolac is an ambitious research and development program to reduce the economic, health and ecological impact of one of the three main breeding pathologies in the dairy sector: udder infections at all physiological stages of the cow. Photo: Canva
18-11-2021 | News

France: Phytogenics to reduce antibiotic use at dairy farms

The line-up for the webinar on antibiotic reduction; from left to right: Jan Dahl, Danish Agriculture & Food Council; Vincent ter Beek, editor, Pig Progress; Lourens Heres, Darling Ingredients; and Cheng Lee, Intracare. Photo: Company Webcast
14-10-2021 | News

On-demand: Webinar on antibiotic reduction