The optimum benefit of animal health products is achieved when they are properly employed and administered.
Products delivered by injection are of particular concern.
Even when properly administered, a potential exists to produce an injection site blemish in the carcass. This is damage which may not be observed by the producer nor by the packer, but is encountered in the fabrication process resulting in millions of dollars worth of product trim. The issue revolves around consumer demand for aesthetically pleasing, wholesome food products. To assess the status of beef, the National Cattlemen's Association conducted the now famous beef quality audit In 1990. These losses result from excess fat, poor marbling, hide defects, bruises, pathology and injection site blemishes.