{"id":2125,"date":"2013-03-12T08:54:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T12:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/?page_id=2125"},"modified":"2018-11-14T13:18:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T18:18:32","slug":"drug-use-in-layers-and-other-livestock","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/poultry\/drug-use-in-layers-and-other-livestock\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Use in Layers and Other Livestock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Anne Lichtenwalner, DVM, Ph.D., University of Maine Extension<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Did You Know\u2026 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2130 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/03\/poultry.jpg\" alt=\"poultry; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"250\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/03\/poultry.jpg 250w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/03\/poultry-105x82.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,250px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Even if you can buy them over-the-counter, virtually no animal drugs (such as wormers and antibiotics) are okay to use in laying hens.<\/strong> Read the label carefully before you buy! If it is okay for you to use in your layers, then it will specifically state that it is for use in laying hens. If so, then it should also give you a \u201cwithdrawal time\u201d to wait before eating the eggs. If it does not, there is no \u201csafe\u201d time established for use of the eggs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What are Your Other Options?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If your vet diagnoses the problem, then he or she can prescribe the use of an appropriate \u201coff-label\u201d drug, with specific directions to you about its use and the right \u201cwithdrawal time\u201d to wait. Sometimes it is worth the money to involve your vet early so that you can avoid long withdrawal times or even the loss of your flock due to disease. If you or your vet would like support from the <a title=\"University of Maine Health Lab\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/veterinarylab\/\">Cooperative Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory<\/a> in the diagnosis of poultry disease, call 207.581.2789.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anne Lichtenwalner, DVM, Ph.D., University of Maine Extension Did You Know\u2026 Even if you can buy them over-the-counter, virtually no animal drugs (such as wormers and antibiotics) are okay to use in laying hens. Read the label carefully before you buy! 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