Article 17 Use of medicated feed

The prescribed medicated feed shall be used only for animals for which the veterinary prescription for medicated feed has been issued in accordance with Article 16.

Animal keepers shall use medicated feed only in accordance with the veterinary prescription for medicated feed, take measures to avoid cross-contamination and shall ensure that only the identified animals in the veterinary prescription for medicated feed are administered with the medicated feed. Animal keepers shall ensure that expired medicated feed is not used.

Medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products shall be used in accordance with Article 107 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, except as regards paragraph 3 thereof, and shall not be used for prophylaxis.

Medicated feed containing immunological veterinary medicinal products shall be used in accordance with Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 and shall be used on the basis of a prescription in accordance with Article 16(3) of this Regulation.

Medicated feed containing antiparasitics shall be used on the basis of a prescription in accordance with Article 16(4) of this Regulation.

When administering medicated feed, the keeper of food-producing animals shall ensure compliance with the withdrawal period provided for in the veterinary prescription for medicated feed.

The keeper of food-producing animals feeding them with medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 108 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6. Those records shall be kept for at least five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the food-producing animal is slaughtered during the five-year period.