Invited review: Selective use of antimicrobials in dairy cattle at drying-off

ABSTRACT: Administering intramammary antimicrobials to all mammary quarters of dairy cows at drying-off [i.e., blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT)] has been a mainstay of mastitis prevention and control. However, as udder health has considerably improved over recent decades with reductions in intramammar...

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Main Authors: Kayley D. McCubbin, Ellen de Jong, Theo J.G.M. Lam, David F. Kelton, John R. Middleton, Scott McDougall, Sarne De Vliegher, Sandra Godden, Päivi J. Rajala-Schultz, Sam Rowe, David C. Speksnijder, John P. Kastelic, Herman W. Barkema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222004258