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

2 Good Production Practice 8 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

3 Good Production Practice 8 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

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

5 Good Production Practice 8 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

6 Good Production Practice 8 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)

7 Good Production Practice 8 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

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

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

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

11 Good Production Practice 8 Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus