Mastitis Control and Intramammary Antimicrobial Stewardship in Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities.

ABSTRACT: The Veterinary Medicines Regulation (EU 2019/6) came into force in all EU member states on 28 January 2022. This regulation places particular emphasis on prudent and responsible antimicrobial use in food animal production. Key changes include restrictions on the prophylactic use of antimicrobials in animals, and the possibility to reserve certain antimicrobials for humans only. The Regulation presents challenges to the Irish dairy industry, particularly with respect to current approaches to dry cow therapy. In response, the CellCheck technical working group (TWG, a technical group working in support of CellCheck, the national mastitis control programme) have developed pragmatic national and farm-level recommendations in support of improved mastitis control and intramammary antimicrobial st

SUBMITTER: More SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040554 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature