3.6 Risk status of AMU on beef cattle farms
The Traffic Light model indicated that 63.6% (n=145/228) of the intensive beef farms and 57.63% (n=219/380) of semi-intensive farms were in Class 3 (Red risk) status of AMU. Also, more than one-quarters of the intensive farms (30.3%, n=69/228) and semi-intensive farms (29.5%, n=112/380) were in Class 2 (Yellow risk) status. However, less than one-quarters of the intensive farms (6.1%, n=14/228) and semi-intensive farms (12.9%, n=49/380) were in Class 1 (Green risk) status, indicating that all antimicrobials used on them were carried out with veterinarians’ consultations (Figure 3).