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Apr 29 Aschermann Charolais Bull Sale, Carthage, MO May 13*A Bar Ranch Spring Production Sale, Claremore, OK 918-607-6808
Apr 29 Great American Pie Annual Limousin Sale, Lebanon, MO May 13 Central States BBU Mid America Futurity & Sale, Locust Grove, OK

May 1 Gardiner Angus Ranch “Meating Demand” Bull Sale, Ashland, KS May 19*SW MO Show-Me-Select Heifer Sale, Carthage, MO 417-276-3313
May 5 *SEMO Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer Sale, Fruitland, MO 660-281-5518 May 20 Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer Sale, Vienna, MO
May 6 *HHCA 12th Spring Highland Cattle Auction, Springfield, MO 417-345-0575 May 20*West Central Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer Sale, Kingsville, MO 816-380-8460

May 6 Soaring Eagle of the Ozarks Female Sale, Springfield, MO Jun 3 North Missouri Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer Sale, Palmyra, MO
May 7 *Jim D. Bellis Family Hereford Production Sale, Aurora, MO 417-466-8679 Jun 10 * Wallen Prairie Ranch Production Sale, Lockwood, MO 417-808-0296
May 12*Show-Me-Select Bred Heifer Sale, Farmington, MO 573-756-4539

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ANTIBIOTIC be considered a failure and when all other label direc- idue Avoidance Databank
continued from page 26 what the next step should tions are met. The only way (FARAD) for guidance in
be when failure is recog- a drug can legally be used establishing the required
(for example, pinkeye, foot nized. The treatment pro- extra label is when it is withdrawal time.
rot, bronchopneumonia, calf tocol needs to be discussed prescribed by a veterinari- Bottom Line: Talk to your
scours, etc.) and any health with every person on the an, who must also issue an veterinarian, sooner rather
concerns that may be on the farm who may be involved extended withdrawal inter- than later!
horizon. Some veterinari- in identifying, pulling and val. Veterinarians can con-
ans will execute a written treating an animal in the tact the Food Animal Res-
VCPR agreement although herd.
it is not required. Although producers ex-
Once the VCPR is estab- press frustration if a vet-
lished and recognized by erinarian does not honor a
both the client and the vet- request for a prescription You’ve got to ‘hang around’ in the
erinarian, then the discus- medication or veterinary right places if you want to get
sions can begin regarding feed directive (VFD), it is
how to obtain prescription important to understand attention...
antibiotics after June 2023. that any violative antibiotic
Working with the veteri- residue detected at slaugh- Your Ad
narian to establish when ter will result in an inves-
antibiotics are necessary tigation of the veterinarian
before illness occurs is cru- who prescribed the drug, Could be Here!
cial to having the drugs on even if the drug was admin-
hand when needed. Setting istered improperly by the
up treatment protocols in producer and/or instruc-
advance with the veterinar- tions were not followed. In
ian for common problems on addition, if a drug is used
your farm, including a writ- in any manner differently
ten plan of when to treat from what is written on the
an animal (also known as label (known as Extra label
a “case definition”), what drug use or ELDU), the
drug to use (dose, route of meat withdrawal time usu-
administration, how often ally must be extended. For
to give it), what treatment example, if a higher than
records should be kept, and label dose is used, it chang-
how withdrawal times will es when the residue concen-
be recorded and observed trations will fall below the
will reduce the need for drug testing tolerance. Bear
emergency veterinary visits in mind that any drug de-
and expedite treatment. An livered with a dart is con-
important piece of the pro- sidered extra label use and
tocol is to establish when an may require an extended
antibiotic treatment should withdrawal period, even