The Antibiotic Usage Benchmark tool is a vital part of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program that will help farmers measure their antibiotic use for adult cows and pre-weaned calves. With those results, dairy farmers and veterinarians can understand their current antibiotic use, compare themselves to other farms, and help aim their efforts to use antibiotics responsibly, improve animal welfare and reduce antimicrobial resistance. The initial data used for this benchmark comes from a study research of 40 farm in Wisconsin done by the University of Wisconsin and Michigan State University in 2017 (Article in Journal of Dairy Science article, 2021).
Disclaimer: This tool will give you an ESTIMATE ONLY of your antibiotic use and the level of precision is not as strict as research level. Only approved drugs will be considered to run this analysis. All information collected will remain confidential. The data collected will be for research purposes and will not be sold to third parties. You may opt to not enter the name of the dairy farm.
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