Survey of antimicrobial prescribing practices across western Canadian beef cow-calf veterinarians.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was to determine if the prescribing practices of western Canadian beef cow-calf veterinarians changed after Canada revised federal regulations in 2018 to require veterinary prescriptions for all medically important veterinary antimicrobials.

Animals

Beef cattle, cow-calf.

Procedure

An electronic survey was used to capture onboarding of new clients and to record herd health information, dispensing of antimicrobials after hours, reported client concerns with the regulation changes, and basic veterinary practitioner demographics such as province of licensure and number of years in practice. Seventy-two western Canadian veterinarians completed the survey in the winter of 2024.

Results

After 2018, the frequency of onboarding of new clients incre

SUBMITTER: Wilhelm B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12152685 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature