SAFE USE OF VET MEDS
Medicine matters
1-DAY COURSE
This LANTRA approved course is aimed at all those working with livestock to help you improve your knowledge and understanding of the different classes of medicines and how to use them safely and effectively on your farm.
By attending this course, you will be able to fulfil your Red Tractor Farm Assurance and supermarket contract requirements. It will help you to understand and recognise the differences between vaccines and treatments, how to use them safely and responsibly in animals under your care
- Storage and maintainance of medicines
- Identifying vaccines and treatments
- Antibiotic classification and uses
- Wormers (anthelmintics)
- Usage of NSAID medicines
- Administer using different routes: drenching – bolusing – subcutaneous – intramuscular – intravenous injection
- Farm health plans
- Compliance, legislation, assurance standards and record-keeping
This course can be offered online.
