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10 GOOD PRODUCTION PRACTICES

The PQA Plus^® program’s 10 Good Production Practices serve as guidelines for safe and responsible use of animal health products and for continually and objectively evaluating and, when necessary, improving animal care. 

The PQA Plus program is built upon these 10 Good Production Practices (GPPs).

GPP #1  -  Establish and implement an efficient and effective herd health management plan.  

GPP #2  -  Use a veterinarian/client/patient relationship as the basis for medication decision-making.  

GPP #3  -  Use antibiotics responsibly.  

GPP #4  -  Identify and track all treated animals.  

GPP #5  -  Maintain medication and treatment record.  

GPP #6  -  Properly store, label and account for all drug products and medicated feeds.  

GPP #7  -  Educate all animal caretakers on proper administration techniques, needle-use procedures, observance of withdrawal times and methods to avoid marketing adulterated products for human food.  

GPP #8  -  Follow appropriate on-farm feed processing and commercial feed processor procedures.  

GPP #9  -  Develop, implement, and document an animal caretaker training program. 

GPP #10 -  Provide proper care to improve swine well-being.