The veterinary drug costs with special regard to antibiotics on large Hungarian dairy cattle farms

Abstract

In this study we surveyed the veterinary drug costs with special regard to antibiotics and the major production parameters in 8 large Hungarian dairy cattle farms with an average of 864 cows per herd between 2015-2017. We assessed the distribution of the veterinary drug costs by product groups, indication and antibiotic usage by product categories and indication. In the studied period the annual average cost of veterinary drugs per cow was €77.2 and the annual average cost of veterinary drugs per litre milk was 0.82 eurocent.