Milk with residues: Feed for calves?

Dairy calves fed milk from cows treated with antimicrobials have a higher probability of excreting resistant bacteria through their faeces than those who aren’t. This is one of the conclusions of an EFSA scientific opinion on the risk of antimicrobial resistance associated with feeding milk containing antimicrobial residues to calves. Feeding of calves with milk containing residues of antimicrobials on the farm of origin is not generally prohibited in the EU and potential national regulations