Center for Veterinary Medicine 4127308 178046801 2007-12-15T08:28:50Z Somedumbyankee 6013540 :''This article is about US governmental organisation. For the contingent valuation method (CVM), see [[Contingent valuation]].'' :''Entire stub ref. <ref>{{cite web | author=[[Food and Drug Administration]] - Center for Veterinary Medicine| year=May 6, 2005| url=http://www.fda.gov/cvm/aboutcvm.html| accessdate=2006-02-19| title=Information About Center for Veterinary Medicine| publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]] - Center for Veterinary Medicine}}</ref>'' The '''Center for Veterinary Medicine''' (CVM) is a branch of the [[FDA]] which regulates the manufacture and distribution of [[animal feed |food]], food additives, and [[veterinary drugs |drugs]] that will be given to animals. These include animals from which [[food |human foods]] are derived, as well as [[animal feed |food additives]] and [[veterinary drugs |drugs]] for [[pets]] or [[companion animals]]. CVM is responsible for regulating [[veterinary drugs |drugs]], [[veterinary prosthetics |devices]], and [[animal feed |food additives]] given to, or used on, over [[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#106|one hundred million]] [[companion animals]], plus [[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#106|millions]] of [[poultry]], [[cattle]], [[swine]], and minor [[animal species]]. (Minor [[animal species]] include animals other than [[cattle]], [[swine]], [[chickens]], [[turkeys]], [[horses]], [[dogs]], and [[cats]].) CVM monitors the safety of animal foods and medications. Much of the center's work focuses on animal medications used in food animals to ensure that significant drug residues are not present in the meat or other products from these animals. This is the official CVM [[Logo]]. [[Image:Center for Veterinary Medicine logo.png|left|Center for Veterinary Medicine logo]]<br style="clear:left" />This [[logo]] appears on various published items and other printed material authorized by the Center for Veterinary Medicine. <ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.fda.gov/cvm/petfoods.htm |title=Pet Foods - News Releases }} </ref> ==References== <references /> ==Further information== *[http://www.fda.gov/cvm Official Website of the Center For Veterinary Medicine] [[Category:United States Department of Health and Human Services]] {{Category:Food and Drug Administration}} {{US-gov-stub}}