Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) is a university-based program supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) that maintains and provides an array of resources for veterinarians, extension specialists, farmers, regulatory personnel and others who are the stewards of our nation’s expansive commercial food animal industries and the growing number of small backyard livestock operations. Since 1982, this program has provided real time support service to veterinarians and related stakeholders. FARAD is supported and staffed by highly-trained veterinary pharmacologists, toxicologists, pharmacists and food animal specialists at five colleges of veterinary medicine: North Carolina State University, Kansas State University, University of California-Davis, University of Florida, and Virginia Tech. Together, the FARAD team identifies, analyzes and generates residue avoidance information to determine scientifically-based drug or chemical withdrawal advice in situations involving legal extra-label drug use, and accidental contaminations in both major and minor food-producing animal species.
Author: Danielle Mzyk
Institution: North Carolina State University
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408879465