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Get mastitis treatment right the first time: The power of bacteriological cure

Reducing the bacterial load of a mastitis infection can be an effective treatment. Understanding the difference between a bacteriological cure and a clinical cure can help producers battle outbreaks.

July 5, 2024

Daniela R. Bruno and Juan Rodrigo Pedraza

Clinical mastitis cure versus bacteriological cure … is there a difference between the two? Does it really matter? In a word, yes. In a few more words, it matters because the difference between achieving one and not both can be the two things that make or break a dairy’s bottom line: lost productivity and increased costs.

Assurance Watch: Continued dedication to responsible antibiotic use bolsters the industry

May 18, 2024

Miquela Hanselman

For the past several years, the U.S. dairy industry has continued to reduce antibiotic and antimicrobial residues in milk and dairy beef. To support producers in the dairy industry’s commitment to antimicrobial stewardship, the FARM Program released its 2024-25 Milk & Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Reference Manual.

Benchmarking antibiotic usage on the farm

Defined daily dose is the adopted measurement for antibiotic protocols and is the number of days an average cow received an antibiotic treatment in a time period.

April 5, 2024

Melissa Hart

“Overuse of antibiotics is a very significant threat to our industry,” stated Pamela Ruegg, DVM, Michigan State University as she addressed a crowd of dairy producers at the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Antimicrobial drug use and resistance in dairy cattle

Research teams provide updates on antimicrobial drug use and resistance on California dairies.

May 15, 2023

Matti McBride

“We have to communicate and demonstrate our shared values with consumers,” said Terry Lehenbauer, professor and researcher at the University of California – Davis, during a question-and-answer portion of a presentation on antimicrobial drug use and resistance in dairy cattle at World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, on February 14.

Assurance Watch: Antibiotic residues trending down, but we shouldn’t stop here

May 9, 2023

Jamie Jonker

Dairy farmers realize the importance of reducing the risk of creating drug residues in milk and dairy beef and take that responsibility of prudent antibiotic use seriously, taking precautions every day to ensure that milk or meat from antibiotic-treated animals does not enter the food supply. T

Preparations to treat mastitis after June 2023

With the transition of over-the-counter medically important antibiotics shifting to a prescription status, now is a great time to sit down with your veterinarian to review your mastitis management.

March 22, 2023

Audrey Schmitz

Are you feeling anxious about the upcoming change of over-the-counter medically important antibiotics shifting to a prescription status in June? Don’t be. It can be a very smooth transition by focusing on what you’ve always been focusing on: excellent animal husbandry.

Regulations update for medically important over-the-counter antibiotics

Why regulations are changing for medically important over-the-counter antibiotics, what products are impacted and how farms should prepare.

March 8, 2023

Audrey Schmitz

In a recent Penn State webinar on Dec. 6, 2022, Hayley Springer, DVM, discussed how over-the-counter “medically important” drugs will shift from an over-the-counter status to a prescription status effective on June 11, 2023.