Transcript sheep and goat quality assurance

SHEEP AND GOAT
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
Beth Johnson, DVM
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Office of State Veterinarian
502-573-0282 (office) 502-545-6373 (cell)
[email protected]
Quality Assurance Objectives
• To improve management practices
• To avoid violative drug residues
• To increase awareness of food safety concerns
• To decrease productions costs
• To decrease the incidence of discounts
• To establish a record keeping system
Needle Know How
Select Needle
• Gauge- diameter of needle selected for
goat weight and product used
oLarge enough to protect against breakage
oLarge enough to handle the characteristics
of the product
oNo larger than necessary
• Length- fit route of administration,
adjust for size
Needle Know How
Change Needles:
• Immediately if needle bends
• If needle becomes contaminated with manure, dirt
or irritating chemicals
• If needle point becomes burred
• Before needle becomes dull or contaminated
(every 10 to 15 head)
• Between goats with known blood-borne infectious
disease (CAE, other viral infections)
6.
Site of administration
Recommended
injection site
Show or
purebred
Product Selection
Not all injectables are the same, preference
should be given to products that:
• Use a lower dosage
• Recommend SQ administration
• Are less reactive once applied
Subcutaneous Injections
• Commercial animals
o Prefer injections in neck
• Breeders/show animals
o Prefer the axilla area
(behind the elbow)
o Nodular mass not as
visible
o Not readily mistaken for
caseous lymphadenitis
Read the
Label
Keep
Mixing!
With larger-dose packages,
mix well at first and then
keep mixing during use
Administer Drugs Properly
Choose best location and technique for injection
• Proper volume effects withdrawal time
• When making multiple injections, keep injection
sites at least 3 inches apart, being careful not to
reuse injection sites
Properly restrain animal for injection
Use Approved Drugs
Extra-Label Drug Use (ELDU)
• OTC drugs must be used exactly as labeled
• “off-label” or “extra-label” use
o On both OTC & Rx drugs
o Allows higher dosages in different species
o Requires a DVM signature and a valid VCPR
Extra-Label Drug Use (ELDU)
Requirements:
o There is no drug labeled for the health
problem
o Permissible when animal’s health is
threatened; not permissible for
production purposes (weight gain or
feed efficiency)
o May be applied to drugs and drugs in
water, NOT to drugs administered in feed
Extra-Label Drug Use (ELDU)
Requirements:
o Extended meat withdrawal times are used to avoid food residues (zero
tolerance)
o Prescribed by a veterinarian
o Valid Veterinary/Client/Patient Relationship
• Not included on the drug label or package
insert
Caution- Human Safety
Concerns
• Wear protective
clothing/gloves when handling
chemicals
• Prostaglandin products
(Lutalyse, Estrumate, etc.)
should not be handled by
pregnant women; this product
can be absorbed through the
skin
Practices to Insure
Good Herd Health
Biosecurity
• All incoming animals should be kept
separate from the herd for an appropriate
time (minimum of two weeks)
• Maintain fences between neighbors
• Outside individuals should
wear clean protective clothing
• May want to utilize footbaths