Antimicrobial use and resistance: UK sheep industry perspective

Antimicrobial use and resistance: A UK sheep industry perspective-

have a look in "Sheep farmer, pg 40, Aug/Sept 19. What I note from this:-

• While UK sheep use only 1% of the total antimicrobials used in food-producing animals, it is still 2.8 tonnes of active ingredient per year.
• 65% of sheep antibiotic use is for lameness, which was the highest. Lambing difficulties and prolapses were second.
• Oxytetracycline is the most prescribed antibiotic (63%). Penicillins were second at 26.8%
• 82% of active ingredient was in injections, so 18% must have been as oral lamb pumps or for FOOTBATHS!

Our TK Double D gel spray is proven to be as effective as Oxytetracine when used as a foot disinfectant. This trial was on live lame sheep.

It is also available as a footbath solution- TK Double D Footbath.

Switching, where appropriate,  from antibiotic sprays and footbaths is one way that antimicrobial use and resistance can be reduced.