Veterinary Feed Directive Information and Resources

 

Contacts
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Website, 240-402-7002, AskCVM@fda.hhs.gov
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)
Randy Watts, Bureau Chief, Commercial Feed & Fertilizer Bureau, 515-242-6338, feedAndFertilizer@iowaAgriculture.gov
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Website, 800-248-2862
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
2017 Feeding CTC to Beef Cows 2017 Feeding CTC to Feedlot Cattle 2016 Fall VFD Series presentation ISUEO veterinarians/specialists (Dewell, Clark, Rademacher, Sato) Beef -- Have questions about VFD? Ask our experts. Dairy Poultry Swine Veterinary Feed Directive publication from ISUEO veterinarians (AS0011)

 

Agencies -- regulatory, enforcement
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
VFD -- an Overview (Video) VFD -- final guidance policy guide for minor species (pdf) VFD fact sheet (final rule and next steps) VFD guidance for industry (GFI) Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern (GFI 152) New Animal Drugs and New Animal Drug Combination Products Administered in or on Medicated Feed or Drinking Water of Food-Producing Animals : Recommendations for Drug Sponsors for Voluntarily Align ing Product Use Conditions with GFI #209 (GFI 213) The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals (GFI 209) Veterinary Feed Directive Common Format Questions and Answers (GFI 233) Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation Questions and Answers (GFI 120) VFD list of affected applications (manufacturers and drug names) VFD main page VFD Q&A, includes regulations by state for veterinarians VFD request for comments "...regarding the establishment of appropriately targeted durations of use of antimicrobial drugs of importance to human medicine (i.e., medically important antimicrobial drugs) when they are administered in the feed or water of food-producing animals for therapeutic purposes." Comment period ends 12/13/2016.

 

Media
Magazines
Bovine Veterinarian VFD newsletter Feedstuffs magazine VFD news and resources

 

Organizations, professional
American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Resource list
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
VCPR requirements by state VFD regulatory brief AVMA members only Directions for writing a VFD order Information on fillable VFD form Instructions for completing a VFD order
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
BQA manuals Antibiotic Stewardship for Beef Producers Beef Producers Guide for Judicious Use of Antimicrobials in Cattle

 

Private industry
Global VetLINK
GVL VFRs for use with VFD VFD Survival Strategy Webinar Series (series of 7 videos) Beef Production VFD Survival Strategy Dairy Production VFD Survival Strategy Feed Distributor VFD Survival Strategy Veterinarian VFD Survival Strategy
Electronic VFD forms for veterinarians
EVFD Solutions Global VetLINK RXExpress

 

State Farm Bureau Organizations
Illinois Farm Bureau
VFD: "Are you ready?" article VFD: "What it means" article
Iowa Farm Bureau
VFD information

 

Other
Farm Foundation, NFP
List of VFD resources
Healthy animals, healthy people: Together ABX (Animal Health Institute; Healthy People, Animals, Planet; Animal Agriculture Alliance; National Pork Producers Council; National Cattlemen's Beef Association; National Milk Producers Federation)
Together ABX
North Dakota State University
Understanding VFD