Animal Drug Residue Avoidance

 

 

 
Prevent disease, which helps limit the use of antibiotics.
  • Emphasize animal-husbandry best-management practices
  • Practice farm and herd biosecurity
  • Maintain good herd health
  • Diagnose sick animals early and accurately; take immediate action
  • Mark and separate treated cows from milking herd

Follow directions on the drug label, paying close attention to:
  • Treatment dosage
  • Recommended milk withholding time
  • Drug being used is approved for lactating cows
  • Frequency of treatment
  • Route of administration

Keep and review treatment records showing:
  • Treated cows' ID numbers
  • Date and time of treatment
  • Antibiotic used
  • How drug is administered
  • Dosage and frequency used
  • Withdrawal period

Make one person responsible for treating cows and monitoring records.
  • Review and check records at every milking
  • Be informed of treatments given by veterinarian
  • Milk all treated animals last

TRAINING PROGRAM

 

Introduction

Reasons for Contamination

Drug Residue Avoidance

When and Why to Test

SNAP Technology

How to Use SNAP

Troubleshooting

Bulk-Tank Testing

 

FREE Training CD

 
  • Discard milk from all four quarters of udder, even if only one quarter was treated
  • Dry-cow treatments last longer—test all dry-treated cows, especially those that freshen early—before putting them back into the milking line
  • Extra-label treated cows' withholding times are unknown—test all extra-label treated cows before putting them back into the milking line
  • Segregate and test all purchased herd replacements before introducing them into the milking herd
  • Follow label directions for medicated feed, and never use feed intended for other livestock
  • Withhold milk from any cow receiving oral, intramuscular, udder infusion or intrauterine antibiotic treatments, and some salves and sprays