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What are veterinary medicine residues? |
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
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Veterinary medicine residues are the very small amounts of veterinary medicines that can remain in animal products such as meat, fish, eggs, honey and milk after slaughter or collection, and so make their way into the food chain. |
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Why and how are veterinary medicines regulated? |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
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Veterinary medicines are regulated to ensure that they do not present health risks to the treated animals, to people who eat meat and animal products, to people administering the veterinary medicines or to the environment. |
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How are veterinary medicines authorised for use? |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
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Government Ministers or the European Union must authorise all veterinary medicines before they can be marketed or used on animals in the UK. Once authorized, veterinary medicine residues in the food chain are monitored through a surveillance programme to make sure that they do not pose a risk to people’s health. |
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Why are veterinary medicines used? |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
Veterinary medicines are used to make sure that animals are healthy. They may be used to treat sick animals, in which case a medicine is prescribed by a vet in the same way as a doctor would issue a prescription.
They may also be used to prevent disease, in which case all the animals in a flock or a herd may be treated against a disease or infection, in the same way that people have jabs to stop them catching flu. [food.gov.uk] |
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What are Veterinary Medicines? |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
These are medicines that are used to treat sick animals or prevent disease in herds or flocks of animals.
They include sheep dips, flea treatments, wormers, creams and sprays for infected skin or hooves, vaccinations, and drugs to control bacterial infections (antibiotics), parasites and fungal diseases. |
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