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New Prescription Feed Checklist and Templates from Health Canada
As of December 1, 2018, all medically important antimicrobials for veterinary use will be sold by prescription only. Through this initiative, the number of feed prescriptions issued by veterinarians and received by commercial feed mills will increase. Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have developed a checklist and species-specific (ruminants, swine, poultry, example […]...
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FAAST News, Links & Resources
The FAAST team have been hard at work developing a number of tools and resources designed for farmed animal owners, veterinarians, and their representative organizations....
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Frequently Asked Questions from the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada
This fact sheet answers common questions the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada has been receiving over the past few months, along with answers to questions about the sale of medicated feed containing a prescription product through an affiliated medicated feed distributor....
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Sale & Dispensing Prescription Medicated Feed
Health Canada have released a new fact sheet explaining the regulatory requirements around the sale and distribution of prescription medicated feed in Canada. While the fact sheet is designed for commercial feed mills, it may provide veterinarians, farmed animal owners, and other stakeholders with insight into how prescription medicated feed will be managed beyond December […]...
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If you don’t use it, you might not lose it!
Dr. Dan Shock, a veterinarian, consultant with ACER Consulting, and FAAST team member, has written a new blog explaining the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and the stewardship thinking we must adopt to combat its spread....
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FAAST Manuals Available for Download
All of FAAST’s information sheets (FAASTsheets) are now available for veterinarians and farmed animal owners in one handy manual. Each manual is written to be applicable across species and customized to its veterinarian or animal owner audience. The manuals provide key messages surrounding antimicrobial resistance and outlines all upcoming policy and regulatory changes relating to […]...
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Veterinary Oversight of Antimicrobial Use in Animals in Canada
The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA), in partnership with a number of key stakeholders, have developed an extensive list of tools and resources surrounding veterinary oversight of antimicrobial use in animals in Canada....
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