All stakeholders must have active role in prescribing and supplying antiparasitic products – IFA

IFA National Animal Health Chair TJ Maher said it is important all stakeholders in the prescribing and supply chain of antiparasitic products have an active role in ensuring farmers continue to be facilitated in competitively sourcing these products.

Drafting of the SI is ongoing and this will determine, amongst other key issues for farmers, the prescribing process for antiparasitic products.

The IFA National Animal Health Chair said what is critical to achieve in this process is that there is a consistency of the right advice and information from all actors in the chain to all cattle and sheep farmers.

This message cannot be diluted or tailored based on economic interests of any of the service providers be they veterinary practitioners or licensed merchants.