• Cattlemen work with veterinarians to implement comprehensive herd-health management plans, which includes the judicious use of antibiotics to prevent, control and treat diseases in cattle.
• Antibiotics are made specifically for cattle to help animals regain and maintain superior health.
• Prevention of disease is a cornerstone in both human and animal medicine.
• It is important for veterinarians and producers to have the ability to best manage herd health and raise healthy cattle.

Is Antibiotics Use in Cattle Safe?

• Yes. All antibiotics used in beef cattle production go through a stringent approval process by the FDA before being approved for use. FDA approves antibiotics to treat specific diseases or conditions at specific dosage rates for a specific time period.
• It is important for consumers to know that by law, no meat sold in the United States is allowed to contain antibiotic residues that violate the FDA standards.
• This science-driven process helps protect human health while giving veterinarians and cattlemen the tools they need to keep cattle healthy because healthy cattle are the foundation of a safe food supply.

• Antimicrobial resistance is a complex, multifaceted issue often over-simplified and cannot be adequately addressed by solely focusing on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture.
• Antibiotic use is an important issue that affects both human and cattle health, which is often only looked at from the risk side of the equation but should weigh both risks of antimicrobial resistance with the benefits of antibiotic use.
• NCBA and our producers continually work internationally with veterinarians, animal scientists, researchers and experts on AMR to improve our knowledge of this complex question; and to ensure the safest and judicious use of antimicrobials as one tool to maintain cattle health.