Portuguese Veterinary Services: interactions with private veterinarians

SEMINAR ON VETERINARY STATUTORY BODIES, PRIVATE VETERINARIANS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS IN THE VETERINARY SERVICESSofia, Bulgaria: 17-18 JUNE 2008

Ministério daAgricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas

DGVDirecção Geralde Veterinária

Carlos Agrela Pinheiro Chief of the Veterinary Office - Portugal

PORTUGAL Human population: 10 millionAnimal Population:Bovine 1.6 millionOvine 3.5 millionCaprine 0.6 millionEquine 0.3 millionSwine 5.0 millionPoultry 290 000 millionGame farm population:Wild ducks (100 000); Partridges (4 000 000);

Aquaculture production: 8 000 Ton. Companion Animals:Dogs 1.5 million; Cats 1.0 million

General Directorate of Veterinary ServicesDGV

Attributions Animal Health Animal WelfareAnimal ProductionVeterinary MedicinesVeterinary Public HealthVeterinary Controls of Borders

Vision/mission: “Healthy animals, trust on consumption”

Organization of the national veterinary authorityDGV- Lar. Acad. Nac. Belas Artes, 2 - 1249-105 Lisbon. Portugal Telef.: 21 323 9654 Fax: 21 346 3518 ; http://www.dgv.min-agricultura.pt/

Direcção Geral de VeterináriaNew structure created by Portuguese law Regulator Decree 11/2007, February, 27 Portaria 219-F/ 2007, Feb., 28 Portaria 219-P/ 2007, Feb., 28

Organizational structure of DGV General Directorate of Veterinary Services

(Chief Veterinary Office) (CVO)

Deputy CVO Deputy CVO

Directorate for Planification

Directorate for Administration

Central Services

Logistic Services

Directorate for Animal Health and Welfare

,

Directorate for Veterinary Public Health

Directorate for Veterinary Medicines

Regional Services

Internal audits

TechnicalServices

Directorate for

Animal Production

Juridical Office

Veterinary Services in the Centre1 Director

Veterinary Services in Lisbon/ Tagus Valey

1 Director

Veterinary Services in Alentejo 1 Director

Veterinary Services in Algarve 1 Director

Veterinary Services in the North 1 Directorr

5 Regional Vet. Directorates

North

Centre

Lisbon & Tagus Valey

Alentejo

Algarve

22 Local Division of Vet. Intervention

6 DVIs

6 DVIs

4 DVIs

5 DVIs

1 DVIs

MUNICIPAL

VETERINARIANS

Ner of Vets - 633

Ner of Vets 380

Private’s

General Directorate

(Central level)

DSVR Regional Veterinary

Services Directorates

DIV Local Veterinary Services

Relationship of veterinarians from the official services with the private one’s

Municipals Veterinary ServicesLocal veterinary authorities

Number of Vets - 81

Number of Vets - 32

Number of Vets - 547

Number of Vets - 264

Private veterinarians Farm and clinical levels

to put into execution the Programmed action(OPP – Farmers Associations)

Contingency actions(Veterinarians responsible for sanitation on farms)

AÇORES

DGVEU LEGISLATION

Ministério daAgricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas

DGVDirecção Geralde Veterinária

AÇORESREGIONAL AGRARIAN

DEVELOPMENT BOARD

VETERINARY SERVICES BOARD

ANIMAL HEALTH57 VETS

PUBLIC VETERINARY HYGIENE BOARD9 VETS

REGIONAL VETERINARY LABORATORY3 Vets

51 PRIVATE VETS

Eradication plans (OPP): (Ruminants Brucelosis; Tuberculosis, Leucosis, Blue tongue) Private veterinarians working on:

Regiões Coordinators Executors

North 45 78

Centre 35 111

LVT 22 100

Alentejo 11 339

Algarve 3 5

TOTAL 116 633

Programmed actions in Animal healthwith official delegation of DGV

Contingency plans: (Avian Flu, Newcastle Disease, SVD) Private veterinarians working on:

Sanitary responsible Nº

Poultry farms (A) 22

Swine holdings 350

Zoos 18

TOTAL 380

Emergency activities, monitoringand surveillance on Animal health

Special programs: (Rabies vaccination, Echinococcus, EETs sample collections) Private veterinarians working on:

Veterinaries Nº

Clinicians 1 800

EETs (sampling) 63

Vaccinations, preventive medicine and sampling EETs

Databases of DGVMinistério daAgricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas

DGVDirecção Geralde Veterinária

• Database for bee-Keepers registration (DSSPA);

• Database from the EPIGRIPAVE project - SIREA, SIGSA, SIGA (DSSPA);

• Database poultry-farmers registration - SIREA (DSSPA);

• Database for Intra-community trade Dealers for animals and for animal products (DSSPA);

• Database on animal Health – PISA (DSSPA);• Database for animal protection –SIPA (DSSPA);• Database for the registration of sea and

terrestrial transporters ( animal welfare/DSSPA);• Database on geographical information of poultry

health (DSSPA).

• Database for authorized veterinarian medicinal products (DSMPUV);

• Database for authorized veterinarian for immunological products (DSMPUV);

• Database for authorized veterinarian for biocides (DSMPUV);

• Database for authorized veterinarian for products (DSMPUV);

• Database for periodical safety update report (DSMPUV);• Database for pharmacosurveillance (DSMPUV);• Database for products for veterinary use (DSMPUV);• Database for Veterinary medicines - (DSMPUV);• Database for biocides for veterinary use (DSMPUV).

Databases of DGVMinistério daAgricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas

DGVDirecção Geralde Veterinária

• Database for medicine producers and medicine distributers for veterinary use (DSMPUV);• Database for the official control related to registration of slaughtered animals (DSHPV) ;• Database for the PNCR (DSHPV);• Integrated System for food control to animals – SICAA (DSPA)• Database for Animal National information and Registration - SNIRA (DSPA);• Database for dogs and cats identification – SICAFE (DSPA);• Database for the Licensed /registration for bovine holders (DSPA);• Database of registration of data - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy – (DSP).• Database of registration of data - Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (DSP);• Database for equine, bovine, sheep and goat carcass collection system – SIRCA (DSP);• Database for entomologic surveillance / Bluetongue (DGV/FMV);• TRACES – Trade and Control Expert system (European Commission).

Ministério daAgricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas

DGVDirecção Geralde Veterinária

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