Preventive measures and health programmes should help significantly to keep animals healthy. If animal welfare principles and good animal husbandry practices are also followed, minimal or no use of antimicrobials can be, with high probability, achieved. Setting priorities in biosecurity, which fits exact conditions of farm/husbandry is vital. Thorough mechanic cleaning, rational use of disinfection, disinsection and deratisation, proper ventilation and keeping the proper temperature and humidity contribute to keep good environment both in old stables and hi-tech husbandries. Health programmes, including vaccination tailored for local conditions, animal species and technologies used in the respective husbandry should be defined by educated veterinarians, specialised not only on treatment, but also on preventive medicine, use of alternatives to antimicrobials and management. Close cooperation of vets, farmers and people taking immediate care of animals and facilities is the basic prerequisite of the effectivity of such system. Therefore, tools for motivation and socio-economical aspects also belong among the key elements for effective preventive measures, which finally can help to minimise or skip the use of antimicrobials and help to combat antimicrobial resistance.