Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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As with dry cow antibiotics, you can use a vet that has knowledge of your herd but it does not have to be the vet that carries out the herd test. That is fine. From an animal welfare perspective, will it be possible for herd owners to have some antibiotics on hand at particular times of the year? For example, in the spring it will not be practical for a vet to be in every yard at the same time. Is provision made for a herd owner to have a product in reserve for a prescribed time of the year?