If you are in the business of rearing, production, or treating of farm animals which will end up as food intended for human consumption, you must keep a record of any veterinary medicinal product you give them or treat them with. (To ensure compliance with the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2008)
A format for the keeping of these records is available on the PDF below.
Send animals for slaughter ONLY AFTER the end of the withdrawal period, for the veterinary medicinal product, which has been administered.
The records must be kept in a permanent and legible form. A copy of this form is available at the top of this page. This shows what compulsory and optional information should be recorded.
For all events a complete and accurate entry must be made under the relevant column headings. This record book consists of both purchase records and administration records, please ensure both are completed as required.
If a veterinary surgeon administers a veterinary medicinal product to a food producing animal he must either enter the information in the keeper's records or give it to the keeper in writing in which case the keeper must enter the details required in his records.
It must be recorded at the time of purchase and at the time of administration.