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Originally Posted by Stormageddon
I don't know of any guys in our area administering antibiotics for prevention, unless you count squirting Ivermectin on their backs. And we have some of the biggest, most powerful calves you'll find around.
Choosing the right bloodlines is much easier.
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While not anymore, many farms routinely added tetracycline to feed for cattle, ciprofloxacin was widely used in chick feed to increase yield, etc. One of the biggest contributors to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin resistance was agricultural use. At one point agriculture accounted for almost 99% of tetracycline use. That's way lower now