Lesson 8

Good Production Practice #8 Follow appropriate on-farm feed and commercial feed processor procedures.

Objectives

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This lesson will help you :

– Explain the components of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) – Explain how the cGMPs help prevent feed contamination and ensure accurate mixing

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Medicated Feed and cGMPs

• The current Good Manufacturing Practices for processing medicated feed are guidelines that set standards for: – – – – – – Buildings and grounds Equipment Workspace and storage areas Product quality assurance Labeling Recordkeeping

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• • • Buildings and grounds – – Clean, adequate space Pest controls in place Equipment – Clean and safe Workspace and storage – Designed to prevent contamination, organized

cGMPs

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cGMPs

• • • Product Quality Assurance – Laboratory test conducted or information available Labeling – – Medications properly handled and stored Labels permanently attached to all medicated feed containers Recordkeeping – – Production records kept for 1 year Samples of feed and ingredients kept for 6 months

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Feed Manufacturing

• Goals for manufacturing quality feed include: – Feed meets nutritional specifications – Fee meets desired medication level (if medicated) – Feed is free of contaminants (or below tolerance levels)

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Mixing Medicated Feeds

• Proper drug concentrations are important to: – Achieve desired benefits of the drug – Prevent adverse health effects or violative residues – No extra-label usage allowed

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Feeding Practices

• • Do not feed swine feed to other animals Follow label instructions when feeding animals

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Take Home Message

• • • • Maintain clean – – – Facilities Equipment Storage area Read product labels Keep records Stay organized

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• • Follow appropriate on-farm feed processing procedures Identify current Good Manufacturing Practices

Summary

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