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5.
FEED ADDITIVES AND
MEDICATIONS
Table 3 (In Site
Plan)
(Approved Medicated Feed Additive Combinations for Beef
Cattle) lists approved feed additives and additive
combinations. All medicated additive combinations not
listed in the table are not approved by FDA and therefore
are illegal. Other medicated feed additives (not
listed) are illegal unless the label clearly states it may
be used in beef cattle. Furthermore, it is illegal for a
veterinarian to prescribe any level of a feed additive or
medication of any type to be added into a feedstuff. This
has been a misconception in the past.
Certain
drugs require you to hold a FDA-1900 Medicated Feed
Application (MFA) for various drugs. Anyone using a Type A
Category 2 medicated feed article with a drug concentration
higher than a certain percentage is required to secure a
FDA-1900. If you hold a FDA-1900 (MFA) for any of the
following ingredients:
Aureo S-700 Neo Terra Rumatel
Tramisol 50%
then you
are required to sample and test (assay) the feed or
supplement that contains a Category 2 drug three (3) times
per year. Generally, the pharmaceutical representative will
assist with the annual tests. It is not necessary to have a
commercial lab run these assays as drug companies will do
this as a service for you.
In
addition, Part E
of Site Plan (Approved Medicated Feed Additive Use
Levels for Beef Cattle) sets forth the withdrawal time of
each drug. A complete description of the approved feed
additives is available in:
The Feed
Additive Compendium
The
Miller Publishing Company
12400
Whitewater Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55343
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