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 Professor of Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Calgary, with joint appointments in veterinary medicine and community health sciences. His work focuses on disease prevention, mastitis control, and antimicrobial resistance in dairy cattle systems. He leads national and international One Health initiatives and has published extensively on dairy herd health.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (00:35) Introduction
• (01:51) Reducing antibiotics
• (02:51) Resistance risks
• (04:22) Dry cow strategy
• (06:29) Prevention focus
• (07:41) Producer concerns
• (10:22) Final Questions

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