Antimicrobial Focus Report
2024
The fourth annual Dairy Antimicrobial Focus Report not only provides an in-depth analysis of antimicrobial usage in dairy herds in the UK, but this year combines forces with Dairy Manager costings service data, to answer the question: as the dairy industry reduces its antimicrobial usage, are we seeing an increase in mortality, culling, or disease rates?
This report collates data from 879 herds using our Antimicrobial Monitoring Service along with 121 veterinary practices and contains analysis on the types of antimicrobials used in the dairy sector, and how that is changing over time, including dry cow therapy, injectable products and oral preparations. Use this report as a comprehensive guide to the trends in antimicrobial usage on dairy farms.
2023
The third annual Dairy Antimicrobial Focus Report includes an in-depth analysis of antimicrobial trends over the last 5 years, comparing year on year differences, along with herd level comparisons. The report delves into regional trends, dry cow therapy, and antimicrobial routes of administration. New for this year’s report is a detailed look at specific product usage, highlighting the top 10 products used. The report is based on over 1,000 dairy herds based throughout the UK, using over 100 different vet practices and gives a beneficial insight into how the dairy sector is presently performing with its antimicrobial usage.
2022
The second annual Antimicrobial Focus Report includes an in-depth analysis of antimicrobial data for the last 5 years from 1,044 dairy farms and 60 beef farms. This report summarises the antimicrobial purchasing trends from dairy and beef herds across the UK, providing valuable insight into how the sector is currently performing with respect to antimicrobial usage and highlighting key areas where there is potential for further improvement. The report goes into dairy herd level comparisons, dry cow therapy and year on year in-depth evaluations, as well as a new page analysed by region.
2021
The first annual Dairy Antimicrobial Focus Report includes an in-depth analysis of antimicrobial data for the last 4 years from 940 farms. The report goes into herd level comparisons, dry cow therapy and year on year in-depth evaluations. Looking at the change in products used over time, with special focus on critically important antimicrobial’s along with the change in antimicrobial class usage.