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Lesson 5
Individual
Activity
Advisor’s Guide
Medication records help provide documentation that a medication was used properly.
Packers are also having an increasing interest in on-farm recordkeeping. If you have
records in place, it implies that this good production practice is being followed.
Reviewing treatment records can help provide insight to what is happening in your
entire herd.
Medication and Treatment Records
Medication and treatment records can help you answer management questions
about your herd. List 3 questions that treatment records can help you answer.
Example: Are more animals being treated this year than last year?
1.
What kind of treatments are being used more frequently?
2.
What diseases are reoccurring in my herd?
3.
How often do I have to call the veterinarian for treatment
recommendations?
FDA Requirements
List 7 items that Federal Drug Administration (FDA) expects producers to include
in treatment records.
1.
date treated
2.
animal ID
3.
product used
4.
amount given
5.
route of administration
6.
who administered the drug
7.
withdrawal time
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Lesson 5
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Individual
Activity
Advisor’s Guide
Timing and Goal
List 2 additional items that you could
The FDA suggests producers to keep
include on your treatment records.
medication records for a minimum of 1.
Weight of the animal at
treatment
2.
Result of treatment
One
year(s).
List one goal in relation to treatment
records that you have for your
operation.
To be more detailed by including my animal’s ear notch # and
weight at the time of 1st treatment.
Withdrawal Time
Withdrawal time is the amount of time required for medication to be broken
down, deactivated or excreted by by an animal’s body. The withdrawal time is
dependent on how fast the animal clears the drug from its body and how much
medication was given. Observing withdrawal times helps eliminate Violative drug
residues
.
Take a picture of a medication
label and paste it in the box.
Circle the withdrawal time.
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Individual
Activity
Advisor’s Guide
Lesson 5
Calculating Withdrawal Times
Your pig was last treated at 9 a.m. on Friday the 4th with a drug that has a five-day withdrawal
time. Shade in the calendar date when the withdrawal time would be complete.
Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Medication and Treatment Record Fill In
Instructed
Withdrawal
Time
Route
Person who
gave treatment
7 days
Amount
Product
Dad
Monday,
14th at 8
a.m.
Withdrawal
Completed
13
6
21
14
7
29
22
15
8
1
T
30
23
16
9
2
W
31
24
17
10
3
R
25
18
11
4
F
26
19
12
5
S
M
20
28
S
27
Dr. Jones
If this is an Extra-Label of Rx drug, list the
veterinarian’s name, address and phone
number who prescribed or directed the
treatment.
Your pig has been sick for 3 days. You decide to have your veterinarian look at your pig. He gives it an antibiotic, but gives it
an extra-label dosage. He gives it 10 cc of medication instead of the 8 cc of medication the label calls for. The medication is
given on Monday the 7th. The medication label says that the normal withdrawal time is 4 days. Your veterinarian says to use a
withdrawal time of 7 days. What date is the withdrawal time up? Fill in the information treatment record below.
Animal ID
Penicillin
Medication and Treatment Record
Treatment
Date/Time
Monday
7th at
12-4
8 a.m.
What other information could you keep track of?
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