Lesson 8

1. Lesson 8 Good Production Practice #8 Follow appropriate on-farm feed and commercial feed processor procedures.

2. Objectives • This lesson will help you : • Explain the components of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) • Explain how the cGMPs help prevent feed contamination and ensure accurate mixing Good Production Practice 8

3. Medicated Feed and cGMPs • The current Good Manufacturing Practices for processing medicated feed are guidelines that set standards for: • Buildings and grounds • Equipment • Workspace and storage areas • Product quality assurance • Labeling • Recordkeeping Good Production Practice 8

4. cGMPs • Buildings and grounds • Clean, adequate space • Pest controls in place • Equipment • Clean and safe • Workspace and storage • Designed to prevent contamination, organized Good Production Practice 8

5. cGMPs • Product Quality Assurance • Laboratory test conducted or information available • Labeling • Medications properly handled and stored • Labels permanently attached to all medicated feed containers • Recordkeeping • Production records kept for 1 year • Samples of feed and ingredients kept for 6 months Good Production Practice 8

6. Feed Manufacturing • Goals for manufacturing quality feed include: • Feed meets nutritional specifications • Fee meets desired medication level (if medicated) • Feed is free of contaminants (or below tolerance levels) Good Production Practice 8

7. Mixing Medicated Feeds • Proper drug concentrations are important to: • Achieve desired benefits of the drug • Prevent adverse health effects or violative residues • No extra-label usage allowed Good Production Practice 8

8. Feeding Practices • Do not feed swine feed to other animals • Follow label instructions when feeding animals Good Production Practice 8

9. TakeHome Message • Maintain clean • Facilities • Equipment • Storage area • Read product labels • Keep records • Stay organized Good Production Practice 8

10. Summary • Follow appropriate on-farm feed processing procedures • Identify current Good Manufacturing Practices Good Production Practice 8

11. Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Good Production Practice 8