%0 Journal Article %T Delivering drugs to farmed animals using controlled release science and technology %A Michael John Rathbone %J International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education %D 2012 %I International Medical University, Malaysia %X This article presents an overview of longacting products used in animal health, productionand reproduction. The topic represents a niche fieldof controlled release that few formulation scientistsbecome specialists and experts in, but it is a fieldwhich has made significant contribution to the area ofcontrolled release technology, and one which is of majorimportance to human kind due to their dependence onfarmed animals as a source of hide, protein, milk andeggs. %K Intravaginal drug delivery %K veterinary drug delivery %K animal health %K controlled release %K oestrous control %U http://web.imu.edu.my/ejournal/approved/16.Review_michael_s118-s128.pdf