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: Received: 2 April 2024 / Approved: 10 April 2024 / Online: 10 April 2024 (11:00:35 CEST)
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Huber, N.; Gundling, N.; Thurow, M.; Ligges, U.; Hoedemaker, M. Which factors influence the consumption of antibiotics in Q-fever-positive dairy farms in Northern Germany?. Preprints2024, 2024040734. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0734.v1
Huber, N.; Gundling, N.; Thurow, M.; Ligges, U.; Hoedemaker, M. Which factors influence the consumption of antibiotics in Q-fever-positive dairy farms in Northern Germany?. Preprints 2024, 2024040734. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0734.v1
Huber, N.; Gundling, N.; Thurow, M.; Ligges, U.; Hoedemaker, M. Which factors influence the consumption of antibiotics in Q-fever-positive dairy farms in Northern Germany?. Preprints2024, 2024040734. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0734.v1
APA Style
Huber, N., Gundling, N., Thurow, M., Ligges, U., & Hoedemaker, M. (2024). Which factors influence the consumption of antibiotics in Q-fever-positive dairy farms in Northern Germany?. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0734.v1
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Huber, N., Uwe Ligges and Martina Hoedemaker. 2024 "Which factors influence the consumption of antibiotics in Q-fever-positive dairy farms in Northern Germany?" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0734.v1
Abstract
It was the aim of this study to examine whether the usage of the vaccine COXEVAC® (Ceva Santé Animale) could reduce the consumption of antibiotics in Q-fever-positive dairy farms. Additionally, the effects of other herd-level factors on the consumption of antibiotics were investigated. In this longitudinal cohort study, 36 farms with vaccination and 13 farms without vaccination participated. In all herds, Coxiella burnetii had been directly or indirectly diagnosed. To compare the treatment frequency of antibiotics between the vaccinated group and the non-vaccinated group, the consumption of antibiotics for each farm was collected using the veterinary documents about the application and delivery of antibiotics. To gather detailed information about herd data, nutrition, milking management, housing, and animal health, the farmers were interviewed with the help of a questionnaire. The results suggest that there might be an association between the vaccination against Q fever and a reduced consumption of antibiotics. Neither herd size nor milk yield level influenced the consumption of antibiotics in the study herds. Type of flooring and udder cluster disinfection while milking were associated with a lower and higher therapy frequency, respectively. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the cause-effect relationship between vaccination and the consumption of antibiotics.
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