Food Quality and Safety Management (Final)

Question 1

How is antimicrobial use in livestock operations overseen by veterinarians?

Answer 1

Vets must:
Diagnose condition for which drug is used for.
Establish extended withdrawal time prior to marketing product.
Institute procedures to assure identify of treated animal carefully maintained.
Take app measures to assure assigned time frames for withdrawal are met & no illegal drug residue enter food system.

Question 2

Describe the use of a veterinary feed directive and how it assures oversight of antimicrobials in feed?

Answer 2

Question 3

Define a VCPR

Answer 3

VCPR = Veterinarian-client- patient-relationship.
The vet has/is:
Assumed responsibility
Sufficient knowledge of animals to make preliminary diagnosis & visits/examines animal to give app prescribed treatment.
Readily available for emergency coverage in event of adverse reactions.

Question 4

Define ELDU and how it is used in livestock production. What is included in the label for an antimicrobial for use in livestock?

Answer 4

Question 5

What information needs to be maintained in treatment record systems and used to avoid residues in animal source human food?

Answer 5

Question 6

What antimicrobial uses can and cannot be included in a veterinary feed directive?

Answer 6

Question 7

What are some of the key principles in quality assurance systems that are designed to produce high quality and safe food?

Answer 7

Question 8

What topic areas are covered in Beef Quality Assurance Guidelines? (These topic areas are also covered in the guidelines for other animal production systems, such as swine, dairy, etc)

Answer 8