Factors influencing dairy farmers' antibiotic use: An application of the COM-B model

ABSTRACT: In dairy farming, mastitis treatment is the most common reason for antimicrobial use. The overuse or misuse of antibiotics in agriculture has been associated with the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Traditionally, blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT), in which all cows...

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Main Authors: Sarah Farrell, Tony Benson, Claire McKernan, Áine Regan, Alison M.G. Burrell, Moira Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223001510