Pathogen resistance and antibiotic use are important global issues. While antibiotic use in animals is just one part of the larger issue of growing resistance of human pathogens to antibiotics, it does impact cattle producers directly. In an ongoingeffort to enhance antibiotic use, as well as overall health fulness of livestock, veterinary groups have developed and adopted prudent antibiotic use guidelines. Much of this information will be familiar to cattle men, as they are contained in the national and state quality assurance programs that some cattlemen have been following for over a decade. Each of the 1 million U.S. cattle operations must use antibiotics responsibly or all stand to lose these important tools. Let's look at the 13 points in the American Association of Bovine Practitioners' Prudent Drag Usage Guidelines.
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