Tackling lameness on farm - how to judge appropriate use of antibiotics

摘要

Lameness is still one of the most common issues facing sheep farmers, and an area of great frustration to those who appreciate its significant costs to flock performance but have so far failed to tackle it effectively.How often have we heard comments such as 'my antibiotics are not working', 'isn't there anything stronger?', 'I've triedeverything but nothing seems to work' and 'there'llalways be lame sheep'. There are a number of reasons why these comments are all too common.