Why aren't my antibiotics working on my dairy cows?

By Ee Cheng Ooi*
January 7 2020 - 12:00pm
CORRECT USE: Using the right antibiotic in the right way is critical to their success in treating animal problems.
CORRECT USE: Using the right antibiotic in the right way is critical to their success in treating animal problems.

Antibiotics are a hot topic right now, with increasing concerns about antimicrobial resistance. This is important from an industry and societal perspective but farmers also want to use antibiotics responsibly for their own herd's sake. Drugs cost money, and when we use them incorrectly, they don't give us the results that our cows need.

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