medicating feed
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oocc said:
You're still not giving enough information. What do you mean by a medicated feed? There are many medications you can add to a feed depending on what you are trying to acomplish. You could add MGA to your steers ration and you would have a medicated feed but it would be pointless to do this.
simtal
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blackcows said:
not to mention, illegal
you typically dont make non-medicated, medicated. Generally, you buy it already medicated. Medicated means it has an antibiotic or similar drug formulated to provide so much antibiotic in the feed.
CAB
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simtal said:
Not necessarily true. There are plenty of PPL that top dress medication to the ration, but I think what PPL are wanting to know is what oocc is wanting or needing to medicate for. To add any kind of medication without a specific need seems useless and wastefull. Oocc, what are you wanting to treat?
aj
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What is PPL? I am currently using mineral with ctc in it to help prevent pinkeye and footrot. Had a couple calves on cows with watery eyes. It almost looked like if everybody did the ctc mineral that eventually a resistent strain of problem would occur.
simtal
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DL said:
Well you can buy say a bag of auromycin and formulate your own supplement (assuming the person is following labels). My point was that most people don't formulate levels of drugs, it's already done. Also, I was trying to say feeding mga to steers would be off-label.
IF you are interested in what the rules are
21CFR558 … lists all feeds usage info (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr558_09.html)
21CFR530 … lists AMDUCA and notes ELDU is not allowed for feed additives … (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr530_09.html)
Additionally CPG chapter 6 – section 615.xxx for veterinary medicine has several sections that discuss specific feed medication uses. (http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm117042.htm)
21CFR558 … lists all feeds usage info (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr558_09.html)
21CFR530 … lists AMDUCA and notes ELDU is not allowed for feed additives … (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/21cfr530_09.html)
Additionally CPG chapter 6 – section 615.xxx for veterinary medicine has several sections that discuss specific feed medication uses. (http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm117042.htm)
Jeez DL, who wants to read all that stuff when you can just scoop a little on? :
Code of Federal Regulations is great bed time reading. Lesson here is to just buy the medicated feed if you don't want to read all this stuff and use it properly.
Code of Federal Regulations is great bed time reading. Lesson here is to just buy the medicated feed if you don't want to read all this stuff and use it properly.GoWyo said:Jeez DL, who wants to read all that stuff when you can just scoop a little on? :
you got it
if it ain't already made up and in a bag - ya gotta read all that stuff (clapping) (clapping)
cattlemanr
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Despite the slanted media reports there has been no known resistence. If you feed according to the label and used properly no resistence will occur.aj said:
Jill
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We have been adding auromycin crumbles to our feed for years, so I guess go ahead and arrest me, that's what it was made for.
