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2022 will see big changes for Dairy farmers <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Mastitis remains one of the most biggest challenges for dairy farmers that can affect cow performance and production. Currently, the practice of blanket dry-cow therapy<\/span> is the most common method used prevent mastitis. This is where intramammary (IM) antimicrobials (AMs) are given to all cows at dry-off in order to treat infected cows and prevent against infection on uninfected cows.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From January 2022, under the new Regulation (EU) 2019\/6 on veterinary medicinal products, the blanket use of antibiotic dry cow therapy will be prohibited. The new legislation will take effect from January 28th, 2022 which means we will no longer be allowed to administer dry cow tubes to all cows in the herd by default (blanket dry cow therapy). This is part of a targeted global action plan to reduce the use on anti-biotics in food chains, which have been increasing the levels of anti-biotic resistance in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Metaphylaxis<\/strong> (treating animals with an antibiotic in advance of an expected outbreak of disease) e.g. putting weanlings into a shed and treating them all, and prophylaxis<\/strong> (treating animals with an antibiotic to prevent a disease) will both be prohibited and may be prescribed only in exceptional circumstances such as diagnostics or veterinary advice<\/strong> but general antibiotic use on healthy animals will not be permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The highest priority critically important antimicrobials (HP-CIAs) such as your 3rd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup> generation cephalosporins and your fluoroquinolones will be restricted use from January 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and why must we change how we use antibiotics?        <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti microbial resistance (AMR)<\/strong> is a real concern in both human & animal medicine. It occurs when micro-organisms that cause infections adapt and prevent an antimicrobial from working against it. As a result the antimicrobials used to treat infections are no longer effective, limiting the treatment options available and therefore making the most common infections more difficult to treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AMR related deaths are greater than 25,000 a year in the EU and the WHO is estimating that 10 million deaths will occur by the year 2050 as bacteria are able to mutate to become \u201cSuper Bugs\u201d. AMR is here but we need to do everything as a society as a whole to stop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selective dry cow therapy is the future of drying off<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mastitis is NOT<\/strong> caused by a deficiency of intramammary antibiotic! Hygiene is the main thing that causes mastitis<\/strong> and no antibiotic should be used to take over from poor hygiene. Dairy farmers can combat mastitis by using your data, keeping hygiene good and keeping your records in check so you can pick out the cows the cows that you don\u2019t need to use antibiotics in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selective dry cow therapy (SDCT)<\/strong>, as opposed to blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT), employs a specific strategy to avoid treating every cow with antibiotics at dry off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On a recent Herdwatch webinar, Hazell Mullins, Clinical Director at Highfield Veterinary Group<\/strong> was on hand to outline how to successfully implement Selective Dry Cow Therapy on your farm as well as talking about the the benefits of Milk Recording. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key criteria for success of SDCT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n