Small ruminants are increasing in popularity as both production and companion animal species. As minor species there are not many labelled options for therapy, and clinicians are frequently in situations where extralabel drug use is necessary. This session will review the relevant regulations regarding small ruminant drug use, as well as discuss scenarios and resources for practitioners.
Learning Objectives:
Be familiar with the status of small ruminants as food animals, and understand the regulations behing therapeutic choices for the species.
Know several resources for futher information for making drug choices in small ruminants.
Demonstrate how to slect an extralabel therapy for a sheep or goat with the food animal status of the species in mind.
