Selektives Trockenstellen von Eutervierteln ein Ansatz zum gezielten Einsatz von Antibiotika

Summary

Antibiotic treatment in animal husbandry is under discussion. In dairy farming treatment of cows at drying off is an important application of antibiotics. We investigated
whether a quarter-selective antibiotic treatment causes results comparable to blank dry cow therapy. The study was done in two research herds which differed in prevalence
of major and minor mastitis pathogens. The quarter-selective dry cow therapy with antibiotics revealed no disadvantages as long as hygienic standards were kept high.