FARM VISITATION SHEMESLOVENIAN EXPERIANCE

Dr. Borut Zemljič Dr.Vet.Med., Diplomate ECBHM

Veterinary Chamber, Slovenia

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EU LEGAL FRAMEWORK

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Eu Regulation 178/2002 – Art. 5 to 9 Measures for protecting human health, which not apply for primary production but are necessary for risk assessment. In accordance with Reg.(ES) 178/2002 – Slovenia must implement system of risk assessment in food and feed chain EU Directive 90/425/EGSArt. 3.:Trade is allowed only from farms and markets which are under permanent veterinary control

Eu Regulation 178/2002

Art.5:Food law shall pursue one or more of the general objectives of a high level of protection of human life and health and the protection of consumers' interests, including fair practices in food trade, taking account of, where appropriate, the protection of animal health and welfare, plant health and the environment.

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SLOVENIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK

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Veterinary Compliance Criteria Act – 1st January 2006Art. 6: Government must assure that animals and food products of animal origin are from holdings which are under regular veterinary checks.

On base of this Law regulation Rules on the Regular Official Veterinary Checks at Holdings – applied on 4th March 2006

HOW WE ACHIEVE IMPLEMENTATION?

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We start to talk about after discussion on spring GA UEVP and discussion with Danish veterinary ass.For assurance of food quality, implementation of animal welfare rules, strict implementation of identification and registration of food animals

The veterinary profession should pro-actively promote herd health control and public health

Our task is in promoting the image and role ofveterinarians as competent in the field of veterinary public health and the environment andto make clear to the public that the profession’s competences are not limited to the treatmentof sick animals

and we also sick to assure future money income for private veterinarians

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SPECIES No of holdings

No of Animals

bovine 41505 475942

swine 29756 434191Sheep and goats

7795 159326

VARS intend to apply farm visitation sheme in 2006 only on 25% of Slovenian holdingsSection of Private Slovenian Veterinarians insist on 100% aplication of RulesWork done in 2006

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VALIDATION JOURNAL OF VET. INTERV.

WITHDRA-WAL PERIOD

ANIMAL WELFARE

WITHOUTCOMMENTS

68% 75% 55%

SATISFACTORY 26% 19% 40%

PARTIALLYSATISFACTORY

1% 1% 2%

INADEQUATE 4% 4% 1%

NO ASSESSM. 1% 1% 2%

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VALIDATION BOVINE PIGS SHEEP AND GOATS

WITHOUTCOMMENTS

49% 26% 52%

SATISFACTORY 25% 22% 29%

PARTIALLYSATISFACTORY

6% 9% 7%

INADEQUATE 2% 13% 12%

NO ASSESSM. 18% 30% 2%

REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION

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SPECIES No HOLDINGS No. ANIMALS

BOVINE 40620 478954

PIGS 29788 521585

HORSES 4447 17529

SHEEP AND GOATS

9798 238327

POULTRY 5487 14046782

2007

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SPECIES No HOLDINGS No. ANIMALS

BOVINE 39080 470755

PIGS 28049 515892

HORSES 4774 16418

SHEEP AND GOATS

8050 104797

POULTRY 4075 12332629

2008

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SPECIES No HOLDINGS No. ANIMALS

BOVINE 36373 454159

PIGS 29188 449893

HORSES 4727 16899

SHEEP AND GOATS

7472 93729

POULTRY 4032 12090756

2009 – FIRST 9 MONTHS

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RESULTS AFTER 4 YEARS

•99.8% registration and identification of bovine•85 % registration and identification of pigs,•80 % registration and identification of sheep – 99,8 % of older animals,•98% implementation of welfare standards for food animals (bovine, pigs and sheep),• 95% registration and identification of horses

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•100 % control of use of medicines,• control of proper implementation of withdrawal periods,•100 % disease control• consultancy and advise service in agricultural field,•implementation of applied HACCP programme in praxis,

RESULTS AFTER 4 YEARS (ii)