14 ways one Dorset dairy has reduced its antibiotics use
Farmers Weekly JF Cobb and Sons from Dorset are living proof that large herds don’t have higher drug use. Across the five farms they manage, milking a total of 4,500 cows, antibiotics use averages just...
View ArticleHow Dutch farmers reduced antibiotics use by 60%
Farmers Weekly Strict regulation has more than halved Dutch antibiotics use in recent years as a new era in farm health planning and probiotics has driven livestock systems. More frequent veterinary...
View ArticleLivestock antibiotics sales fall to their lowest level
Farmers Weekly UK sales of livestock antibiotics have fallen by 27% to their lowest level since records began – beating a government target to help combat antimicrobial resistance two years ahead of...
View ArticleNew targets to reduce livestock antibiotics published
Farmers Weekly Ambitious targets for further reductions in livestock antibiotics have been published by the pan-industry alliance Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (Ruma). Ruma published the...
View ArticleParasite Watch: Farmers share their FEC test success stories
Farmers Weekly Detection of parasites has been incredibly valuable for farmers involved in the Zoetis Parasite Watch scheme this year. Many producers say they have been surprised by when the parasite...
View ArticleSector-specific antibiotics targets and what they mean
Farmers Weekly Sector-specific targets surrounding antibiotics use have been developed by a “targets taskforce” made up of farmers and vets and facilitated by the Responsible Use of Medicines in...
View ArticleIn numbers: How antibiotics use has fallen
Farmers Weekly Antibiotics sales to the livestock sector have fallen to their lowest level since records began in 1993 – beating a government target for reducing antimicrobial use two years early. A...
View ArticleFarmers risk nerve injury to cattle by injecting rump
Farmers Weekly Dairy farmers are being urged to inject animals in the neck after a study revealed current techniques are putting cows at risk of nerve injury. A team of vets from The University of...
View ArticleIntramammary vaccination may protect ewes from mastitis
Farmers Weekly Scientists from the Moredun Research Institute have seen promising results from recent work looking at vaccination methods to prevent mastitis in sheep. Riccardo Tassi, who led the...
View ArticleCampaigners ramp up pressure on farm antibiotics use
Farmers Weekly Four campaign groups have launched a joint attack on antibiotics use in farming, calling for a ban on routine treatment and pressing supermarkets to take a tougher stance with suppliers....
View ArticleHow a dairy farmer saved £60,000 in mastitis control
Farmers Weekly Implementation of the AHDB dairy mastitis control plan (DMCP) at one Shropshire farm has seen incidences of the condition halved in three years despite the milking herd increasing. In...
View ArticleUS farm antibiotics use ‘more than double the UK’
Farmers Weekly Use of antibiotics on livestock farms in the USA is now more than double the level used here in the UK. The revelation was made by the food and farming body, Sustain, which analysed data...
View ArticleFree antibiotics monitor launched for dairy farmers
Farmers Weekly A tool to help dairy farmers and vets monitor and reduce their use of antibiotics has been developed by the University of Nottingham. The Nottingham University Dairy Antimicrobial Usage...
View ArticleHow a farmer tackled watery mouth without antibiotics
Farmers Weekly Shropshire sheep and beef farmer James Evans was concerned about the effect the routine use of antibiotics, used to tackle disease at lambing, was having on the health of his lambs. “The...
View ArticleNew colostrum campaign aims to slash antibiotics use
Farmers Weekly Farmers and vets are being urged to get behind a campaign that aims to further reduce the use of antibiotics in farm animals. The #ColostrumIsGold campaign, created by the Responsible...
View ArticleSheep farmers told to reduce triclabendazole reliance
Farmers Weekly All efforts must be taken to reduce reliance on triclabendazole for liver fluke control as the threat of resistance looms ever present, sheep farmers are being told. Now is the time to...
View ArticleThermal imaging cuts antibiotics use on Northants beef farm
Farmers Weekly Livestock manager George Coles thinks thermal imaging is set to become a must-have for all farmers and could help reduce antibiotics use by enabling rapid disease detection and...
View ArticleHealth experts launch new aids for parasite control
Farmers Weekly Sheep farmers and cattle graziers are being urged to ask their vets about a parasite-control package developed by leading experts at the National Animal Disease Information Service...
View ArticleVet Viewpoint: Pneumonia, abortion and genomics v TB
Farmers Weekly With spring calvers in full flow and plenty of wintery weather across the length and breadth of Britain, pneumonia has been a problem. In this month’s Vet Viewpoint round-up, reports...
View ArticleFarmer-led approach 'key to on-farm antibiotics reduction'
Farmers Weekly Getting farmers involved in policy creation and implementation is the key to encouraging responsible medicine usage, according to researchers at Bristol University. Facilitated by the...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about gastro-intestinal worms
Farmers Weekly There are more than 20 different species of worms and fluke that affect cattle in the UK. Knowing what they are, when they pose a risk to your stock and how you can control them is vital...
View ArticleVet Viewpoint: Metabolic profiling and grass staggers
Farmers Weekly Conditions have been challenging across the board for the past month. Tough weather conditions have contributed to disease and nutrition pressures. The vets in our round-up this month...
View ArticleDefra statement reignites row over homeopathy for animals
Farmers Weekly The row over the use of homeopathic treatments for livestock and pets has been reignited after Defra said it has no evidence that homeopathy is a risk to animal welfare. Farm minister...
View ArticleQ&A: What is lungworm and how does it affect cattle?
Farmers Weekly Lungworm is a parasitic infection of the bovine respiratory tract ingested from grazing contaminated pasture. It is becoming more prevalent in cattle – both adults and youngstock and as...
View ArticleDeadline nears for recording antibiotics use on eMB-Pigs
Farmers Weekly Pig producers are reminded that the deadline for recording antibiotics use data for the first quarter of 2018 is fast approaching. The information, accounting for the total amount of...
View ArticleAntibiotics use halved in the pig industry over two years
Farmers Weekly The UK pig industry reduced its antibiotics use by 28% in 2017, meaning that in the past two years, use has more than halved. The latest reduction brings the use level to 131mg/PCU,...
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