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WORKING
TOGETHER
FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE...
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LIVESTOCK MATTERS
Practical Guide
Welcome to our series of FarmSkills
guides that aim to provide you with
and best practice advice for a range
animal health tasks.
T
practical
top tips
of on-farm
Safe Use of Medicines
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To ensure that animals are treated effectively and
safely, to protect the person administering the
treatment and to ensure that your money is
spent wisely, the safe use of medicines must
be practised at all times . The following guide
summarises some of the important points
associated with the safe use of medicines.
HELEN ROGERS
FRIARS MOOR VETS
With increasing focus on the use of
antibiotics in food-producing animals,
it's vital that relevant farm staff
have a good understanding of the
proper and safe use of veterinary
products.