Veterinary Regulations
Market forces and regulatory actions will drive emphasis on disease prevention and antibiotic stewardship.
Market forces and regulatory actions will drive emphasis on disease prevention and antibiotic stewardship.
As we enter a new year and a new decade, antibiotic stewardship remains on the top of issues affecting food-animal veterinarians.
FDA’s annual summary report on antimicrobial sales for use in food animals shows a small year-over-year increase in 2018, but the total remains well below pre-VFD levels.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is now offering Washington ranchers a quicker, more cost-effective way to report cattle sales and out-of-state movement of their cattle.
Over the past few years, cannabidiol (CBD) has become wildly popular as a dietary supplement and “natural” treatment for a laundry list of health conditions in humans and animals.
Animal drug compounding can provide tailored treatments for patients or conditions not easily addressed with FDA-approved drugs, but the practice also entails some risks.
Behind the scenes, animal health officials are working on behalf of producers and the livestock industry.
Expanded conditional approval has the potential to incentivize drug development and provide veterinarians with legally marketed new animal drugs.
The proposal would bring remaining approved over-the-counter medically important antimicrobial drugs used for animals under veterinary oversight.
On August 29, FDA released its first report on inspection and compliance activities.
The FDA has issued a new Guidance for Industry (GFI #181), which provides content and format regulations for the representative “Blue Bird” labeling to be used for Type B and Type C medicated feeds.
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine this week issued a final rule, “New Animal Drugs; Updating Tolerances for Residues of New Animal Drugs in Food.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Monovet 90, manufactured by Huvepharma EOOD, the first generic monensin for use in cattle and goats.
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has proposed a Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) control program, including designating BVDV as a reportable disease.
In late March, FDA released its draft Guidance for Industry 120, which aims to address questions that emerged since implementation of the current Veterinary Feed Directive rules in 2017.
When the FDA issued its final VFD rules back in 2015, they also released a draft guidance for industry offering answers to anticipated questions regarding application of the rules in common and unusual circumstances.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) launched an interactive website that provides livestock producers with important information.
Earlier this year, the FDA provided updates to its Draft Guidance for Industry (GFI) 120, based on stakeholder questions regarding details around the veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules.
In recent months, APHIS has revised the Animal Disease Traceability program standards for approving new tags entering the market.
For years, the USDA has used a “tiered” system for claims on vaccine labels, which added complexity to pre-license trials and tended to create confusion for users.
Based on comments received regarding a proposed rule, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced this week it will partially withdraw the proposal.
When the FDA issued its final veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules back in 2015, they also released a draft guidance for industry (GFI) offering answers to anticipated questions.
Efforts toward improving stewardship of antibiotics in livestock production have gained momentum worldwide, with more countries regulating antibiotic use and collecting data to document trends.
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U.S. sales of medically important antimicrobials for use in food animals dropped considerably last year according to the latest summary report from the FDA. The decline in 2017 accelerated a trend that began in 2016.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule updating requirements for identifying cattle imported to the United States from Mexico.
Plan includes cost-sharing for electronic ID, birth-to-slaughter traceability.
Follow the rules, keep good records and you shouldn’t have to worry about FDA audits.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) applauds House and Senate lawmakers for their passage of the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (H.R. 5554/S.2434.