HELP PROTECT YOUR HERD AND OUR INDUSTRY
Antibiotic resistance affects us all, including our animals
These days, pretty much everyone has heard of antibiotic resistance. It’s what happens when bugs like Staph. aureus and Strep. uberis grow harder and harder to defeat with antibiotics.
If we’re not careful about how we use antibiotics, some bacteria may become so strong that we can't cure the infections they cause in animals or people.
So what can we do about it?
Using antibiotics responsibly is the duty of all doctors and veterinarians – but dairy farmers also have an important role to play. As well as using antibiotics the way your vet advises, you can help stop the spread of antibiotic resistance from farm to farm. The key is knowing if there are any resistant bugs lurking in your herd, or in animals you may bring onto the property. That’s where DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM comes in.
The unique power of DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM
DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM, or DAB for short, is New Zealand’s only herd test of it's kind. DAB results give your vet the inside knowledge on which antibiotic resistance genes are likely to be present within the bacteria on your farm. By identifying bugs that have acquired resistance genes to certain drugs, you and your vet can choose the best treatment and management plans to improve herd health and reduce the risk of transmission into, within, or out of your herd.
DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM is a test which shows the farmer and vet how sensitive the bacteria on the individual farm are to different antibiotic treatments.
This then allows the vet to understand which antibiotic will be the most effective treatment for your herd.
This enables the antibiotics to be used in a way that maximises their effectiveness and minimises the growth of resistance.
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The antibiotics DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM tests against are:
The results indicate if resistance to each of these antibiotics is present within the Staph. aureus and Strep. uberis bacteria collected from your herd sample, and if present, what type of resistance it is likely to be.
Clavulanic Acid
What do your DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM results tell you?
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DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM will demonstrate how resistant the mastitis bacteria are to 10 Antibiotics.
With this information specific to your farm, your vet will be better able to assess:
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Elanco is committed to the sustainable and responsible use of antibiotics.
We are happy to provide further information and specialist technical support to your vet.
To best understand the current resistance status, and to monitor change over time in your herd, we recommend DAIRYANTIBIOGRAM testing twice yearly.
If you would like to learn more please contact your vet or Elanco Territory Manager on 0800 446 121.