Mr. Conor Geraghty:

Most farmers engaging in selective dry cow therapy are availing of the AHI dry cow concept, which is a farm visit paid for by AHI. You go down through the records, count the cubicles, check the cleanliness, go through the dry-off process and all the rest. Then you would select cows that need an antibiotic. That is what the legislation says. You cannot use prophylactic treatment. You must only treat an animal that has an active infection or one that has an infection.