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The impact of federal drug regulations on food animal practice. 1991

A D Jernigan, and G F Hoffsis

Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey.

This article discusses some of the regulations governing the use of drugs in ruminants. Because drug disposition is so influenced by dose, duration, and disease status, it is difficult to publish specific withdrawal time information. A discussion of calculation of withdrawal times is included.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007880	Legislation, Drug	Laws concerned with manufacturing, dispensing, and marketing of drugs.	Drug Laws,Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act,Narcotic Laws,Drug Legislation,Drug Law,Law, Drug,Law, Narcotic,Laws, Drug,Laws, Narcotic,Narcotic Law
D007886	Legislation, Veterinary	Laws and regulations, pertaining to the field of veterinary medicine, proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body.	Veterinary Legislation,Legislations, Veterinary,Veterinary Legislations
D000383	Agriculture	The science, art or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.	Agronomy,Agricultural Development,Farming,Agronomies,Development, Agricultural
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D014484	United States Environmental Protection Agency	An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Its mission is to protect human health and the ENVIRONMENT.	Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.),Environmental Protection Agency,Environmental Protection Agency, United States,USEPA
D014486	United States Food and Drug Administration	An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to maintaining standards of quality of foods, drugs, therapeutic devices, etc.	Food and Drug Administration (U.S.),USFDA,Food and Drug Administration,United States Food, Drug Administration