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Podcast: The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast
Episode: Dr. Herman Barkema: Antimicrobial Stewardship in Dairy | Ep. 40
Description: In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Herman Barkema, Professor of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary, explains why reducing antimicrobial use on dairy farms is both practical and necessary. He discusses mastitis prevention, dry-cow management, biosecurity, and antimicrobial resistance from a herd-health perspective. Listen now on all major platforms!“Every infection that does not occur does not have to be treated, and antimicrobial stewardship is actually biosecurity and prevention of transmission in the herd.”Meet the guest: Dr. Herman Barkema is a Prof...