Antimicrobials for Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the October 14, 2016:
Introduction
Control of mastitis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae and Staphylococcus aureus has resulted in reductions in bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC) but many herds continue to struggle with treatment...
Article published the September 23, 2016:
Introduction
Mastitis remains the most common disease of dairy cows and treatment or prevention of this disease is the most common reason that antibiotics are administered to cows (Pol and Ruegg, 2007, Saini e...
Article published the December 27, 2014:
Introduction
For several decades, the use of sub-therapeutic levels of antibiotics in animal feeds has been a common practice in many countries in order to improve growth performance and prevent from the adver...
Article published the October 18, 2014:
INTRODUCTION
Supplementation of feedlot diets with either lasalocid or monensin may improve gain efficiency (Berger et al., 1981; Delfino et al., 1988). This effect has been attributed, in part, to shifts in r...
Article published the June 17, 2014:
Recently, livestock producers and veterinarians have been hearing about changes coming in the way antibiotics are used in food animals. In mid-December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final ...
Article published the November 24, 2013:
Introduction
In modern dairy cattle operations, most antimicrobials are administered for therapeutic purposes but some are used for prevention during periods of increased susceptibility. While mastitis is the ...
Article published the October 11, 2013:
Introduction
In modern dairy cattle operations, antimicrobials are administered for both therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. Most antimicrobials are used therapeutically but some antimicrobials are used to...
Article published the June 5, 2007:
Antibiotics and other growth promoting antimicrobials have been used as animal feed additives for over 45 years. The economic benefits to the animal producer include; improved feed conversion, reduced mortality...