Some examples of good production practices in livestock production and aquaculture farming are as follows:

Practice biosecurity

Sound routine operations

Monitoring of water quality and circulation (aquatics)
Proper, systematic storage of antimicrobials (temperature, first-in first-out, etc.)
Quality checks of drugs, feeds, water
Routine clinical examination by animal health practitioners
Use of indigenous/disease-resistant breeds
Testing of antibiotic sensitivity before prescribing
Provision of clean water always
Good farm record-keeping
Rapid animal disease diagnosis
Observation of withdrawal period
Having clear channels of information (lab results to farmer/vet)

Use of alternatives

Improvement of infrastructures

Disease prevention

Waste management

Providing reinforcing environment

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