Record Keeping
Written protocols should be in place and reviewed annually with your veterinarian and employees to ensure that certain procedures are carried out appropriately.
Goals:
To improve the traceability of livestock, and aid in disease prevention and control, residue withdrawal and avoidance, and management decisions.
How to assess:
Review the record keeping protocol to confirm that the following information is included and that appropriate criteria are being met:
Dairy Well
- Health records must be saved for all life stages and events for all age groups
- Including:
- Treatment
- Morbidity (including injury)
- Mortality
- Including:
- All cattle must have permanent individual IDs
National Dairy FARM Program
- Each animal is permanently identified
- Permanent, easily accessible drug treatment records are maintained and denote how all drugs were used and disposed
Validus
- Drug treatment records must be current and accessible to employees
- Record of medication use and treatment that includes animal identification, date, drug administered, dosage, route of administration, withdrawal time, and initials of individual treating animal
- Health records are updated daily
- All cattle must have permanent IDs
- Mortality records are recorded and reviewed annually