• User guide: What is or isn't a veterinary product?

    The simplest way to find out if your veterinary product might require registration is to use our self-assessment tool, which will ask you a series of questions about your product and provide advice as to whether registration is required.

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  • Animal feed products – acceptable nutritional messages

    Animal feed products are intended to be fed to animals for the maintenance of normal health, production and performance. These products are exempt from Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) registration provided they do not…

  • Feed supplements – acceptable nutritional messages

    This information outlines the nutritional messages the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) will consider as being words to the effect of ‘to supplement diets where levels may be low’.

    These nutritional messages are…

  • Excluded animal cosmetic products – acceptable cosmetic messages

    This section provides details on excluded animal cosmetic products and the messages that can be used with each type of product without the need for them to be registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).

  • Animal cosmetic products

    Animal cosmetic products that are applied to normal healthy, intact (unbroken) skin or hair or fur of animals for the purpose of altering their physical appearance or odour generally do not require registration, as long as the products do…

  • Registration self-assessment tool (veterinary)

    This self-assessment tool will help you to work out whether your product may need to be registered as a veterinary product under the Agvet Code. It will help you decide whether to make an application for registration or apply for an assessment…

  • Publications

  • Guideline for data to support efficacy of disinfectants for veterinary use

    Introduction

    Applicants seeking to register a disinfectant product for veterinary use should submit efficacy and safety data to support all label claims. This guideline is intended to provide advice on what data you should submit for…

  • Residue trials to obtain permanent maximum residue limits for crops (Residues)

    Crop residue trials are required for estimating the maximum residue level likely to occur in a commodity or crop when a product is used according to good agricultural practice.

    Residues remaining on or in a crop commodity from a…

  • Animal transfer studies (Residues)

    In certain situations, the use of a pesticide may leave significant residues in crops or crop parts that may be fed to animals. The possibility of these residues transferring from the plant material to the food-producing animals that may…