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
Absolutely right: kill off the small farmers. Also prevent any human self-usage, as well.