Description
The most popular antibiotics for treating bacterial infections in dairy calves include beta-lactam and tetracycline. These drugs are also used to promote growth and administer group preventive therapy.
Antibiotic resistant (AR) bacteria, however, have emerged as a result of the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics. These bacteria have entered our food supply and pose a serious threat to human health.
Legal requirements state that milk must be free of any traces of antibiotics when tested using recognised test techniques.
Additionally, the use of antibiotics in milk prevents the growth of dairy microbes and costs the cheese and fermented milk businesses money.