Poster aimed to prevent medicine residues in milk
The British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) has work with several lead organisations to produce new advice for dairy farmers.
The BCVA, in association with The National Office of Animal Health, The Veterinary Residues Committee, Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture alliance, DairyCo, DairyUK, the National Farmers' Union, National Milk Records and National Milk Laboratories, has worked together to produced a poster guide for milk producers.
The poster entitled “Best practice to prevent medicine residues in milk” is an updated version of the practical guide to avoiding milk antibiotic residues last produced in 2007.
It is in the process of being distributed to all registered dairy producers in Britain by the end of April and is accompanied by a postcard encouraging producers to “display the poster in a location that allows it to be used as a source of reference when treating milking cows with medicines”.
The poster is also available to download in pdf form from the websites of the endorsing organisations.
To enquire about acquiring further copies of the poster or the availability of the poster in other languages visit www.bcva.org.uk
Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty. 
