Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Introduction to Survey on Veterinary Drugs in Manitoba

The main thrust of the Chief Veterinary Office (CVO) is to safeguard the health of animals and humans by addressing animal health and welfare issues that could have an impact on humans through the contamination of food.  Veterinary drugs play an essential role in raising animals for food and affect many areas including animal production costs, the environment, public health, the economy and trade. 

The purpose of this Survey on Veterinary Drugs in Manitobais to collect information that can be used to assist in the development of policies for the control and use of medicines in livestock production in Manitoba and to establish priorities.

Objectives include:

• Determination of partners/stakeholders
  • If you are a member of the public, animal producer, veterinarian, health care professional, consumer etc, and are interested in this topic your participation is welcome.  Your involvement will help us identify our partners.
• What are the issues?
  • Your comments will help in planning and policy development on the use of medicines in livestock production.
• Response
  • Results will be posted periodically on the web site. The survey will be ongoing, however, if you would like your views brought forward at the stakeholders forum in June, please reply by May 30, 2008.

Fax or mail your completed survey to

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI)
CVO/Food Safety Knowledge Centre
545 University Crescent, Winnipeg, MB
R3T 5S6
Fax 204-945-4327
Attention Josephine Robles

For additional information please contact Josephine Robles at 204-918-6124 or email josephine.robles@gov.mb.ca
 or refer to
Chief Veterinary Office/Food Safety Knowledge Centre contact page