APHIS plans to initiate two annual antimicrobial use studies, one on cattle feedlots and one on swine operations. The studies' objectives are to describe antimicrobial use practices on livestock operations annually, including the impacts of U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy changes.
US Code:
7 USC 8301
Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002
This is a new information collection resulting in 7,830 total burden hours.
$2,189,350
No
No
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No
No
Uncollected
William Kelley 970 494-7270
No
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