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Being a swine vet in Europe: Current situation and future perspectives Peter Høgedal European Association of Porcine Health Management. EAPHM
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Being a swine vet in Europe:Current situation and future
perspectives
Peter HøgedalEuropean Association of
Porcine Health Management.EAPHM
Agenda• Short curriculum vitae• Thoughts about future agenda for swine vets.• European Association of Porcine Health
Management
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Curriculum Vitae
• Graduation 1974• Common practice until 1980.• Districts veterinarian from 1980 to 1990
– Monitoring the SPF system
• Since 1990 own practice : PigVet consult.– Second Opinion consultancy service– Clinical trial – News letter bureau
• 16 years as coordinator of the Danish swine specialist post graduations program
• Member of the main Board of the Danish Association of veterinarians since 2007
• Member of the executive committee of EAPHM
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Future agenda
• Animal welfare • Food safety• Public Health • Production economy
Resistant bacteria
MRSAESBLCampylobacter
SalmonellaCl difficile
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Public Health
• The use of antimicrobials
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Global use of antimicrobials for animals
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Consumption of antimicrobials in Denmark
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Yellow cart for antimicrobials
Monitoring the use of antibiotics
• Practitioners are not allowed to have any profit of selling medical products
• All prescription of medical products are sent to the pharmacy which then deliver the prescribed amount to the farmer.
• The pharmacy will report all prescriptions to a central database : VETSTAT
• Every farmer has to report the exact number of animals on the farm to a central database– Sows – Weaners ( 7 to 30 kg)– Finishers ( 30 kg to slaughter)
• Calculation: ADD pr 100 animals
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Limit values 2010 and 2011
Age group Limit value: ADD per 100 animals per day
Weaner ( 7-30 kg) - average weight 15 kg
28 ADD
Finisher pig ( 30 kg to slaughter)
Average weight 50 kg
8 ADD
Sows , boarsAverage weight 200 kg
5,2 ADD
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Yellow cart: consequence!
• The herd is ordered to reduce the amount used within the following 9 month
• The farmer has to pay a fee of 1000 €
• Authority will visit the herd ( fee to be paid by the farmer )
• Restriction in prescription of antimicrobials for oral use
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Monitoring too: extract from Vetstat
Yellow cart limit value
Herd average
No of animals EAPHM
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Kg active antimicrobials2010-2011
jan feb mar apr maj jun jul aug sep okt nov dec jan0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
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Animal welfare
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Self regulating system for welfare
Impact on welfare
• Describe critical factor
• Describe how and when to audit the critical control points
• What kind of action should be taken when welfare is compromised
• And how to document
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Once a year the practitioner shall perform an audit of the herds self regulating system
Once a year the veterinary flying squad makes an audit of the practitioners audit
Self regulation system
Audit of the audit that the
self regulation system is audited
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Future agenda- summary
• Animal welfare • Food safety• Public Health • Production economy
We need to be able to adaptWe need to influence
Resistant bacteria
MRSAESBLCampylobacter
SalmonellaCl difficile
......
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• First general assembly in may 2010• Executive committee - 5 members
– John Mackinnon- president -United Kingdom.– Dominiek Maes- Belgium– Jean-Luc Sévin- France– Antonio Palomo Yagüe- Spain– Peter Høgedal-Denmark
• The association was official in February 2011– Residence
• FVE – domicile in Brussels
– Homepage • www.eaphm.org
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Executive commitee
Dominiek Maes
Antonio Palomo Yagüe
Jean-Luc Sévin
John Mackinnon
Peter Høgedal
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Purpose
• Provide one organisation for all European veterinarians and related professionals
• Represent the interests of members in legislative and executive bodies of EU
• Develop standards for post graduate education
• Develop standards for good health and management practice
• Organise meetings, workshops, discussions forums for exchanging of knowledge
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Members
• Full members ( voting rights)• Associate members• Undergraduate student members• Honorary members• Affiliated members (non
veterinarians)
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Website - functionality
• Applying for membership- on line payment• Discussion forum• Job exchange – market • Forum for media– Pictures, video, SOP
• Pig Journal • Links library• Announcements ( kongress, meetings,
workshops)• Breaking news
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