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Default withholding periods for veterinary medicines

The following is a list of default withholding periods applied to the registration of veterinary medicines where no residue data are provided. The figures have been arrived at following consideration of all residue data provided to the Group and can be considered conservative.

These withholding periods do not apply to sustained release formulations because the withholding period must apply to the time after the release period, not after administration.

AVIANS 
Meat 63 days 
Eggs 10 days

RUMINANTS (including deer) 
Meat 91 days 
Milk 35 days

CAMELIDS 
Meat 63 days

LAGOMORPHA
(e.g. rabbits)
Meat 63 days

MONOGASTRICS
(e.g. pigs, horses)
Meat 63 days

FISH, CRUSTACEA, MOLLUSCS
Meat 35 days

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