> is that in violation of the directive requiring a veterinarian and a prescription or VFD for any antibiotics fed to bees? or other animals like cattle?

The FDA Directive doesn't cover all antibiotics, just those that they 
consider to be "medically important in human medicine." That's why, for 
instance, fumagillin isn't on the list.

An FDA slideshow on this topic is here: *https://tinyurl.com/yczwevoc*

Randall Austin


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