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Zero-day withdrawals reexamined
Food and Drug Administration authorities are reexamining "zero-day" withdrawal and milk discard times for drugs used in food animals.
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Residues rare in meat, FSIS official says
Federal food inspectors seldom find residue problems in animal products, despite intensive sampling, according to a Department of Agriculture…
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Staying relevant in cattle care
The dean at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine is particularly concerned that veterinarians have not generated data that…
Veterinary feed directive (VFD) basics
The FDA's Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) requires a veterinarian’s involvement when any medically important antibiotic is fed to a food animal…
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FDA’s Dunham delves into drug issues
Dr. Bernadette Dunham, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, recently fielded questions about drug issues and…
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Appellate court gives mixed ruling on Ohio rBST labeling rules
In striking down some Ohio rules on dairy product labeling, an appellate court cited arguments that cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin…
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Slaughter guidelines enforcement called into question
The USDA and industry experts maintain that most of the 150 million head of livestock that are processed each year in inspected facilities are…
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Defining an organization
Members of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners voted down a proposal that would have changed the last word
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Welfare policies revised and adopted
The AVMA has revised several of its food animal welfare policies and adopted a policy concerning the use of electromuscular disruption devices (eg,…
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“Diseased” cattle, inadequate inspection trigger recall
“Diseased” cattle, inadequate inspection trigger recall
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FDA analyzing dairy veterinarians' efforts to avoid residues
Regulators want to know what veterinarians are doing to avoid drug residues in the meat of dairy cows sent to slaughter.
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AABP wants public reports of illegal residues
The AABP is pushing for public notification about all such residue violations, which the association’s leaders hope will help reduce such surprises.
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Ruling gives FDA discretion in drug withdrawals
An appellate court overturned a ruling that would have made federal drug authorities start proceedings to withdraw some antimicrobial uses in…
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Gains for animal health in farm bill
Recently passed federal legislation will improve national animal disease detection and response capabilities.
Avian influenza
Avian influenza appears periodically all over the world, including in the United States.