The presentation discusses the impact of the Final Rule on the producers, distributors and veterinarians using VFD drugs in aquaculture. The webinar is one in a series of 15 free webinars presented by the USAS, NCRAC, and NAA.

A veterinary feed directive (VFD) is a written statement issued by a licensed veterinarian that authorizes the use of a VFD drug in animal feed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed VFD administrative rule in 2000, and Aquaflor® became the first VFD aquaculture drug in 2005.

Based upon national initiative to prevent the development of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs used in food animals, FDA issued a VFD Final Rule in 2015. Under this rule, all additional antimicrobial drugs used in aquaculture feed (including Romet® and Terramycin®) will transition from over-the-counter to VFD marketing status effective January 1, 2017.

This presentation discusses the impact of the Final Rule on the producers, distributors and veterinarians using VFD drugs in aquaculture.

The webinar is one in a series of 15 free webinars presented by the USAS, NCRAC, NAA under a grant from the USDA (2012-38500-19550). The other presentations are available for download here.