Page 41 - MFB State Annual Meeting 2018 -- RESOLUTIONS BOOK

We oppose:
Restrictions that limit or eliminate the marketing
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161 Feed Additives and Medication
162 We recognize the need for feed additives and
163 medication in livestock feeds. The availability of
164 antibiotics for the livestock industry is critical. The
165 limitation or elimination of animal antibiotic use from the
166 livestock industry will have negative economic and
167 animal health consequences. The use of antibiotics is
168 approved by FDA only after a complete scientific review
169 and testing process has been completed. [Relocated
170 text] The animal agriculture industry relies on the
171 veterinarian community to assist with and oversee
172 animal health. [Relocated text] We believe that
173 veterinarian oversight is defined as a working
174 relationship with a licensed veterinarian.
opportunities for the livestock, dairy, equine, poultry and aquaculture industries and their products without sound scientific justification.
Importation of livestock that does not meet import testing requirements as deemed appropriate by the director of MDARD, have appropriate quarantine protocols in place, and have an animal I.D. system to track the movement of livestock to prevent the possible spread of disease.
State agency personnel performing inspections of farms without notification to and awareness of the farm owner/operation.
Mandatory rabies vaccination for farm cats. We encourage livestock producers to consider rabies vaccination for all pets and become educated about the disease. We encourage the development and availability of bait vaccines.
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We strongly support:
The current approval process for antibiotic use in farm animals. [Relocated in policy]The animal agriculture industry relies on the veterinarian community to assist with and oversee animal health.
We would support Veterinarian oversight of antibiotic use rather than limitations or elimination of these critical animal health and food safety protection tools. [Relocated in policy] We believe that veterinarian oversight is defined as a working relationship with a licensed veterinarian.
We favor Careful use and withdrawal restrictions of feed additives.
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189  [Relocated text]The use of rendered ruminant and
190 other species protein as feed additives to rations
191 for swine and poultry.
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