title: Authorities and procedures for licensing veterinary biological products in the United States.
abstract: The licensing procedures reviewed above provide a framework for the production of pure, safe, potent, and efficacious veterinary biological products. The licensing, inspection, and testing activities of the Veterinary Biologics program provide the oversight necessary to ensure the continued availability of high-quality veterinary biological products in the United States.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Riverdale, Maryland 20782, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Espeseth
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000592:standards*; D007886:Legislation, Veterinary; D008009:Licensure, Pharmacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014612:Vaccines / Q000592:standards*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014612:Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic