Farm animal: Sheep

Responsible use of antibiotics in veterinary practice

• Batey, R. et al. (2024) Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for sheep. Australian Veterinary Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13310
• Davies, P.L., Hyde, R.M. and Lovatt, F.M. (2023) Longitudinal study of antimicrobial use patterns, vaccination and disease prevalence in British sheep flocks. Veterinary Record. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.2786
• Sheep Veterinary Society (2017) Responsible use of antibiotics good practice guidelines
• Responsible use of antimicrobials in sheep production  
• Sheep Antibiotic Guardian Group (2019) Calculation of metrics for benchmarking antibiotic use on sheep farms
• Lovatt, F., Duncan, J. and Hinde, D. (2019) Responsible use of antibiotics on sheep farms: application at farm level. In Practice, 41 (1), pp. 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.k5370
• Richards, E.D. et al. (2022) Antibacterial drug residues in small ruminant edible tissues and milk: A literature review of commonly used medications in small ruminants. Animals, 12 (20), p. 2607. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192607