Posted on 04/11/2022 11:10:48 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch
Beginning in June 2023, farmers won’t be able to buy any over-the-counter antibiotics for their animals. This will be a big change for farmers, many of whom are accustomed to doing much of their own veterinary care. Like it or not, farmers need to be prepared.
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The new FDA guidance recommends manufacturers of “medically important antimicrobials” that are currently available over-the-counter label their drugs available by prescription only. The guidance was finalized in June 2021 and will take effect in June 2023 nationwide.
That means farmers will need to have a veterinary-client-patient relationship, or VCPR, in order to get antibiotics like penicillin, oxytetracycline and erythromycin.
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The new guidance does not require farmers to purchase antibiotics through their veterinarian, Alt said. People can use online pharmacies as long as they have a prescription.
The guidance also does not affect anti-parasitic drugs, said Scott Bowdridge, associate professor of food animal production at West Virginia University.
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The guidance is part of an effort to combat antibiotic resistance, Busch said.
(Excerpt) Read more at farmanddairy.com ...
BS! It is about MORE people control; keeping people from accessing emergency drugs, whether for prepping, or for personal use.
It will also adversely affect pet owners, kennels/breeders, backyard flock owners, and many others.
I believe you have the Prepper Ping List?
Although anyone who works in the field knows that antibiotic resistance is a big problem and farmers shouldn’t be allowed to dump a metric ton of them into our food I still think they should be available in small quantities otc to preppers etc.
Most farmers aren’t using them that way, though some of the big ag outfits may still be...and they already have vets on staff to okay it.
I remember years ago in my state, Mississippi, it was possible to go to the local co-op and buy the rabies vaccine for your dog. The veterinary industry didn't like people vaccinating their own animals because it cost them the $30-50 that they charged for a vaccine. Mississippi outlawed OTC sales of the rabies vaccine so now a lot fewer people vaccinate their dogs since it's more expensive and much more difficult to haul large dogs to the vet office.
What about fish keepers?
Yes, indeed! Fish farms, aquarium owners; kids with goldfidh bowls.
Aviary owners, pigeon breeders/racers...
And the list continues to grow.
Do a search on the use of colloidal silver in cattle and virtually all other animals. Pretty amazing.
I remember years ago in my state, Mississippi, it was possible to go to the local co-op and buy the rabies vaccine for your dog. The veterinary industry didn't like people vaccinating their own animals because it cost them the $30-50 that they charged for a vaccine. Mississippi outlawed OTC sales of the rabies vaccine so now a lot fewer people vaccinate their dogs since it's more expensive and much more difficult to haul large dogs to the vet office.
You nailed it.
Ironically, there's a shortage of large animal vets in my area, and I'm reading that we aren't alone. So what does a stockman do when he can't get a vet to come for 2-3 weeks? Just cull the animal?
Antibiotics found in nature should be exempt.
They may have been around a million years or more.
Ranchers should be able to get an antibiotic online by typing in the animal’s ailment.
Obama said to just give them an aspirin.
/this crap really has nothing to do with farmers, at all.
“The guidance also does not affect anti-parasitic drugs,”
Yet! It probably pissed them off royally that people were able to buy horse paste for non horsey use.
Factory farms are more apt to use large quantities of antibiotics due to the feed and diets those animals usually have. Grass fed smaller farms do not.
Bkmk control
https://www.primalsurvivor.net/fish-antibiotics-humans/
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fish+antibiotics
Get em while the getting’s good.
Yes! On people as well. Do your homework.
I think sometimes these regulations are meant to destroy small farms.
I keep penicillin on hand but have only used it 2-3 times over the years - for respiratory illness or an assisted birth. I also have terramycin eye ointment for pink eye.
While I don’t mind paying a vet for something serious, treating my goats minor infections and giving a CDT shot does not warrant a vet visit. The vets around me cost more for a visit than a goat itself costs. I had a vet come out a few years ago to do a herd check and it cost over $1000. And I don’t make any money off the goats, just keep for milk (soap and cheese) for loved ones and neighbors.
The large operations can absorb these regulations and costs more easily than the small farmer. That is who they will ding. I believe all of it is intended to do away with the small farmer or backyard farmer
The primary purpose of licensing is protecting the income of those engaged in a trade.
Not really different in effect than the Guilds of years past.
Indiana did the same,
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