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Withdrawal period

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/wɪðˈdrɔːəl ˈpɪəriəd/nounCommon term

In veterinary medicine, withdrawal period means: The minimum time that must pass after the last dose of a medicine before milk, meat, eggs or honey from the treated animal can be used for food.

In Turkish: arınma süresi, bekleme süresi

How it is used

Printed on every farm animal medicine and recorded in the farm medicine book: milk withdrawal 3 days, meat withdrawal 28 days. Vets state it on the prescription, and residue tests check that it was respected. Also called the withholding period.

Example sentences

  1. This injection has a milk withdrawal period of 84 hours.

  2. The lambs can't go for slaughter until the withdrawal period is over.

Common collocations

  • milk withdrawal period
  • meat withdrawal period
  • observe the withdrawal period
  • zero withdrawal period
  • antibioticA medicine that kills bacteria or stops them from multiplying. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections; they do not work against viruses.
  • prescriptionA vet's written authorisation for a medicine to be supplied for a specific animal, giving the drug, the dose, how often to give it and for how long.
  • mastitisInflammation of the udder or mammary gland, usually caused by bacterial infection. It is one of the most common and costly diseases of dairy cows.
  • doseThe amount of a medicine given at one time, usually worked out from the animal's body weight, for example in milligrams per kilogram.

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