Beginning January 1, 2017, livestock owners will need a veterinary feed directive, or VFD, to buy some medicated feeds for their animals. A VFD is similar to a prescription. Livestock owners will get VFDs from veterinarians; and there must be a valid veterinary-client patient relationship, or VCPR, to do so. This is a ruling from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The medications that will require VFDs are antibiotics that are also important for human health. A complete list is available on the FDA website. This new regulation does not affect injectable over the counter drugs, such as penicillin.
If you have questions, talk to your veterinarian or call us at 402-471-2351.
VFD Overview
VFD for Veterinarians
VFD for Animal Producers
VFD for Feed Distributors
Click on the headings to view the documents.
- Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Veterinarians
- Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Veterinarians - For Veterinary Students
- Statutes Relating to Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act (2019)
- 38-3316 Veterinarian-client-patient relationship, defined
- VFD Order Template
- Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Distributors (Who Manufacture VFD Feed)
- Veterinary Feed Directive Requirements for Distributors (Who Do Not Manufacture VFD Feed)
- VFD Acknowledgement Letter Template
- VFD Distributor Notification Template
- VFD Distributor Notification List– Under "Medicated Feeds"