Dutch farmer (28): Focus on less antibiotics

A young Dutch dairy farmer says he recognises that continued use of antibiotics on his cows in the future is unviable. Ivo Hermanussen is just 28 years old and is already in charge of the 200 cow Barendonk Holsteins herd situated at Beers in the east of the Netherlands. Farming with his father Jan, the young farmer recognises the importance of reducing the use of antibiotics yet maintaining a healthy herd. This is even more relevant in the Hermanussen case as they sell breeding stock as well as