Ambitious project to replace the old methods of recording veterinary medicine usage

EU and national directives requiring that use of veterinary medicines is recorded at the point of use will end the days of scribbling animal ID numbers and drug names into a notebook, according to a company behind a smartphone app called VirtualVet.

The UK and Ireland are the starting point for their ambitious project to replace the old methods of recording veterinary medicine usage.

VirtualVet will be a hassle-free way for farmers and veterinarians to meet their legal requirements to record medicine usage, according to eCow, the UK company best known for its award-winning electronic bolus that monitors pH and temperature in the cow rumen.