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Agvetlink Special Issue for Veterinarians March 2005

Induction drugs

The review of the long-acting dexamethasone drugs will result in the removal of non-therapeutic induction claims from labels. A code of practice proposed by NZVA and Dairy Insight is in the final stages of approval under the ACVM Act. This code provides an opportunity for off-label induction of dairy cows for management purposes to continue and essentially makes current best practice a requirement.