Post by glowplug on Nov 26, 2011 0:04:33 GMT -5
Dairy producers can assess their risk for a violative antibiotic residue in milk and meat by using a new online tool from Pfizer Animal Health. The short, 10-question self-assessment takes only a few minutes to complete and is now live at www.AvoidResidues.com/Assessment.
"This assessment is designed to help producers evaluate their management practices that could lead to a higher risk of a residue violation," says Mike Lormore, DVM, MS, MBA, director, Dairy Technical Services, Pfizer Animal Health. "We hope the individual results of the assessment will serve as a trigger for producers to have a serious conversation with a veterinarian about protocol design and records management, so they can ensure their risk of a violative drug residue is as low as possible."
The assessment tool-created using data from actual Federal Drug Administration (FDA) investigations into residue violations-asks question about a producer's on-farm animal health practices. Once completed, the assessment rates the farm's residue risk level as low, moderate or high. Results can be printed or emailed to the herd veterinarian.
"While the U.S. agricultural industry produces the safest food in the world, there are still steps the dairy industry can take to reduce the rate of violative residues, particularly in cull dairy cattle," Dr. Lormore says. "The online residue risk assessment is an educational tool for producers to use with their veterinarians to help ensure pharmaceuticals are being used properly while also protecting the food supply."
"This assessment is designed to help producers evaluate their management practices that could lead to a higher risk of a residue violation," says Mike Lormore, DVM, MS, MBA, director, Dairy Technical Services, Pfizer Animal Health. "We hope the individual results of the assessment will serve as a trigger for producers to have a serious conversation with a veterinarian about protocol design and records management, so they can ensure their risk of a violative drug residue is as low as possible."
The assessment tool-created using data from actual Federal Drug Administration (FDA) investigations into residue violations-asks question about a producer's on-farm animal health practices. Once completed, the assessment rates the farm's residue risk level as low, moderate or high. Results can be printed or emailed to the herd veterinarian.
"While the U.S. agricultural industry produces the safest food in the world, there are still steps the dairy industry can take to reduce the rate of violative residues, particularly in cull dairy cattle," Dr. Lormore says. "The online residue risk assessment is an educational tool for producers to use with their veterinarians to help ensure pharmaceuticals are being used properly while also protecting the food supply."