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Avoid FSIS Trouble With the Appropriate Pre Slaughter Screens |
Is Your Beef Ready For Slaughter?
Avoid FSIS Trouble With the Appropriate Pre-Slaughter Screens.
You’re careful about Mastitis, Mad Cow Disease, and a hundred other diseases. But do your pre-slaughter screens include drug residue testing? Residues from your disease prevention drugs could be just as disastrous as the diseases themselves. Not just in terms of human consumption, but in terms of profit and FDA investigations.
Why is Drug Residue Testing Important?
Diseases can delay your plans for slaughter for weeks or even months. In a market where beef values are constantly changing, a delay could take a huge bite out of your profits. It’s no wonder that you take careful precautions to keep your herd healthy. But once they’re sent to slaughter, the FSIS also monitors the meat for drug residues.
Safe drug residue levels are determined by the FDA. The FDA also investigates violations. The FSIS tests the meat by collecting samples at random from ‘high risk’ areas. If FSIS testing shows meat with high levels of drug residues, they can label the meat unfit for human consumption. This could make everything you’ve already sent to slaughter worthless…and no waiting period can make it better.
What Actions Can the FSIS Take for Drug Residue Violations
For legal drug residues (such as antibiotics) the FSIS will notify the producers. In some cases, they’re restricted from shipping any more animals until they can show that their animals comply with regulations. For repeated violations, the FSIS may report to the FDA, who could start an investigation.
What Kind of Drug Residue Testing is Available for Pre-Slaughter Screens
Meatsafe Test Kits, made by Silver Lake Research, are the easiest way to screen your animals before sending them to slaughter. Their drug residue testing kits are easy to use, require no lab, and bring instant results. This way, you can take measure the drug residues just before you send the animals to slaughter, and not have to worry about violations that could ruin the entire stock.
Make drug residue testing kits part of your pre-slaughter screen by selecting several cattle from your herd. For the most accurate results, any animals with different immunization or treatment schedules should have their own random samples from that stock.
The Meatsafe Test Kits can detect unsafe drug residues for cattle treated with Amoxicillin, Cloxacillin, and most other antibiotics. Consult their instructions on their website at www.meatsakekits.com to find out which drug residue testing kits you need to avoid FSIS trouble.
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