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1 Follow label directions for milk and meat withdrawal times. Keep a list of treated
animals Review before milking or shipping animals
2 Discard all milk from treated cows Any infusion or injection of a cow with antibiotics will
enter the bloodstream and cause adulteration of alt milk of that cow for the milk withhold
ing period specified
3 Calculate preslaughter drug withdrawal and milk discard times accurately -be >n
with last milking or time of administration
4 Segregate all treated animals from milking herd until full withholding penod is past or mark
ail treated animals with a foolproof identification method and be certain all personnel
understand the procedure
5 Be sure veterinarian always informs you of any drugs used and the proper withholding
penods required for each drug and/or safe date to market milk or animals treated
6 Use proper dose only in animal species and size of animal to be treated—overdosing and
use of drugs in improper species may cause illegal residues
7 Place all antibiotics and the entire treatment program under the control of a responsible
individual Store all antibiotics in a safe place.
8 Keep accurate records of all treated cows including breeding and freshening dates for
proper drying off and dry cow therapy Remember withdrawal penods for dry cow treatment
products are long, and specified on the label.
9 Understand the significance and importance of eliminating illegal drug residues in
milk, cull cows and calves. Violative animals may be condemned at slaughter be
cause of illegal drug or other chemical residues in the meat. Milk with antibiotics can
adulterate a whole truckload and/or entire holding tank.
Product Liability
The sale of contaminated or adulterated milk or meat may cause the responsible party
to be subjected to product liability lawsuits
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NATIONAL DRUG WITHDRAWAL GUIDE IMiHKMi
FOR DAIRYMEN
SQUARE FOOT
DONTS DONTS DONTS
1 Do not rely on memory for proper withdrawal times —preslaughter and milk withdrawal
times vary—read the label carefully.
2 Do not ship milk or cull cows that may contain drug residues.
3 Do not add more milk if a treated animal’s milk may have gotten In the tank— have the
milk checked prior to the addition of more milk or dump the milk
4 Do not add purchased cows to milking herd until their milk has been checked for
antibiotics.
5 Do not “doubledose” or “overdose” -use of the same drug in the feed and by injection
can cause illegal residues
6 Do not take chances with antibiotics -allow proper withdrawal times for feeds containing
drugs- during the withdrawal time, storage bins and feeders for withdrawal feed must be
completely free of medicated feed and only drug-free feed should be used or illegal residues
may result.
7 Do not “just use drugs”— when dairy cattle need treatment, consider what alternatives
are available besides antibiotics If the dairy animal is one that is likely to be culled, consider
the length of holding time if antibiotics are used
8 Do not misuse drugs. All dairymen must control drug use or run the nsk of losing the
opportunity of having antibiotics available for treatment
COURTESY OF:
W National Milk Producers Federation
J 30 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
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