Livestock Care, Treatment & Humane Handling Records

USDA FSIS 9 CFR 313 (humane handling); FDA 21 CFR 530 (extralabel drug use); FSIS residue program · Animal production, transport and pre-harvest handling

Public requirements covering how animals are handled and how treatments are recorded: humane handling and slaughter provisions, veterinary drug use and withdrawal periods, and the residue testing programme that verifies withdrawal was respected.

Key points

• Treatment records must show animal ID, product, dose, route, date and withdrawal date.
• Extralabel drug use requires a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
• Humane handling non-compliance can suspend operations at official establishments.
• Residue violations trace back to the producer through identification records.