New requirements and guidance for antimicrobial prescribing in the United States affect how large-animal veterinarians work with animal producers and patients to prevent and treat disease. In this evolving landscape, veterinarians must be able to confidently communicate the implications and importance of prescribing regulations, diagnose likely bacterial infections in different species, and choose and label the correct antimicrobials— including dosage and duration—when treatment is warranted.
In this report, CIDRAP-ASP assesses continuing education needs among 24 large-animal veterinarians in 11 Midwestern states from March to May 2024, recommending stronger collaborations with university extension services and colleges of veterinary medicine to provide species-specific antimicrobial prescribing education and the creation of reference fact sheets or pocket guides to be used on farms.
CIDRAP-ASP is hopeful that the results of this survey will spur the development of accessible continuing education that respects the important role played by food-animal veterinarians in improving animal, human, and environmental health.
This report follows the release of the open-source teaching module “Judicious Use of Antimicrobials on a Dairy Operation” and was made possible with funding from Good Chaos (formerly the Builders Initiative).
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