4-step guide to reviewing antibiotics use on your farm.

MASTITIS; ANTIBIOTICS; FARMS; DAIRY farms

For livestock farmers signed up to the Red Tractor Assurance scheme, an annual review of antibiotics use is required to meet assurance criteria. Once you understand your antibiotics spend, the information can be used to help prioritise which areas of animal health need improving to reduce antibiotics. For example, if 75% of antibiotics spend is for treatment of calf pneumonia, this is a solid indicator that preventing the disease will save money and improve animal health. [Extracted from the article]

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