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Total sales of veterinary and horticultural antibiotics in New Zealand have decreased for a fifth year in a row, dropping by 23% in 2022.

Total sales of veterinary and horticultural antibiotics in New Zealand have decreased for a fifth year in a row, dropping by 23% in 2022.

Bacteria developing resistance is a potential risk any time we use antibiotics, so we need to focus on preventing and controlling infections to reduce the need.

Taranaki sharemilker Shaun Eichstaedt was the first New Zealander to replace traditional antibiotic dry cow therapy (DCT) with a high-strength probiotic.

OPINION: Contrary to recent suggestions in the media, there is very little credible research supporting the success of homeopathic treatment of mastitis in dairy cows.

Right now antibiotics are treating serious diseases worldwide, but resistance threatens the future of this essential form of defence.

AgResearch scientists are looking into how common pests in New Zealand are fighting back against traditional measures to control them – and whether it all comes back to evolution.

New Zealand appears to have very low use of antimicrobials in dairy cattle by international standards, a study has shown.

One of the great medical breakthroughs of our age was the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

The era of 'peak antibiotics' might have arrived, but not because of antibiotic use in farm animals in New Zealand.