Veterinary Services in AustriaVeterinary Services in Austria

Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Family and YouthFamily and Youth

Dr. Johann DamoserDr. Johann DamoserDeputy Chief Veterinary OfficerDeputy Chief Veterinary Officer

FEDERAL REPUBLICFEDERAL REPUBLICNine Provinces, 99 Districts Nine Provinces, 99 Districts

App. 8 Mill. inhabitants, app. 84,000 kmApp. 8 Mill. inhabitants, app. 84,000 km22

Federal Government, represented by Federal Federal Government, represented by Federal Chancellor,Chancellor,

13 Federal Ministers13 Federal Ministers

Nine Provincial Governments, represented by Nine Provincial Governments, represented by Provincial Governor and CouncillorsProvincial Governor and Councillors

99 local administrative units (Districts), represented 99 local administrative units (Districts), represented

by Head of District and local administrationby Head of District and local administration

Central Veterinary AdministrationCentral Veterinary Administration

in the Ministry of Health, Family and Youthin the Ministry of Health, Family and Youth 3 departments, co-ordination by Chief Veterinary OfficerChief Veterinary Officer (CVO)(CVO)

9 regional veterinary administrations9 regional veterinary administrations in the provinces, 1 dept., co-ordination by Provincial Veterinary OfficerProvincial Veterinary Officer (PVO)(PVO)

99 local veterinary administrations99 local veterinary administrations,, management and co-ordination by District Veterinary Officer, District Veterinary Officer, (DVO)(DVO) executive organ, subordinate to PVO

REPUBLIK ÖSTERREICH

Sektion /Division IPersonal, zentrale Organisation/

staff and central organisation

LANDESHAUPTMANNLandesveterinärdirektor/PVO

BEZIRKSVERWALTUNGSBEHÖRDEAmtstierarzt/DVO

BÜRGERMEISTERbeauftragtes Organ für Veterinärwesen

Abteilung/department 4Leiter: Dr. Peter-Vitus STANGLLebensmittelsicherheit bei der Fleischerz., der Primärprod. u. tier. Nebenprodukte/ food safety in meat and primary production, and animal by-products

Stand 17.7.2007

grenztierärztlicher Dienst

AGES = laboratories

Sektion /Division IVLeiter: Prof. Dr. SCHLÖGEL

Verbraucherges. und Gesundheitsprävention/ consumer health and health prevention

Abteilung/department 6 Leiter: Dr. Elisabeth REISPTierschutz, Tierseuchen- u. Zoonosen-Bekämpfung/ animal welfare, control of diseases and zoonoses

Bereich /Sector BLeiter: Mag. Ulrich HERZOG, CVOVerbrauchergesundheit/consumer health

Abteilung/department 7Leiter: Dr. Peter KRANNERLebensmittelangelegenheiten/food control

Abteilung/department 8Leiter: Dr. ZILBERSZACNeue Lebensmittel/ novel food, Codex

Abteilung/department 9Leiter: Dr. Michael HAASBiotechnologien/bioengineering

grenztierärztlicher Dienst

Dr. W. REISENHOFER

Fachexperte/technical expertAlpenweideviehverkehr, Veterinärvereinba-rungen/ temp. grazing, vet. agreements, WTO

veterinary border control

Abteilung/department 5Leiter: Dr. J. DAMOSER

Deputy - CVO Tiergesundheit, Handel mit leb.Tieren und Veterinärrecht/animal health, trade in liveanimals and vet. legislation

Dr. Anton BARTLLeiter d. grenztierärztl. Dienstes/vet. border control

Enacting veterinary regulations and execution Enacting veterinary regulations and execution in federal responsibilityin federal responsibility

Execution via „Execution via „inindirect federal administration“ by the direct federal administration“ by the Provincial Governor (PG)Provincial Governor (PG)

Minister has Right of Order towards the Provincial Governor Organisation of administration in the provinces lies with

Provincial Governor Obligation for the provinces to report on demand of the Minister

Execution via „direct federal administration“ by the Execution via „direct federal administration“ by the Federal Minister (FM)Federal Minister (FM)

Right of Direct Order with regard to veterinary border inspection (5 BIPs at present)

Animal Health ServicesAnimal Health ServicesSelf-control-system for farmers and vetsSelf-control-system for farmers and vetscontrolled by accredited private control controlled by accredited private control

organisations and the Stateorganisations and the State

Objectives:Objectives: Promotion of Promotion of animal healthanimal health and and animal welfareanimal welfare by by

competent supervision and further educationcompetent supervision and further education Reduction and surveillance of the use of veterinary Reduction and surveillance of the use of veterinary

drugsdrugs Guarantee safety and quality of food from animal Guarantee safety and quality of food from animal

origin at the highest possible levelorigin at the highest possible level

14 programmes for specific animal species: set up in working groups agreed upon in advisory board official notification in AVN (official veterinary bulletin) legally binding

Number of Animals and PremisesNumber of Animals and Premises

Type Type

of animalsof animalsNumber Number

of animalsof animalsNumber Number

of premisesof premises

cattlecattle app. 2 mill.app. 2 mill. app. 89,000app. 89,000

pigs app. 3.2 mill. app. 63,000

sheep app. 325,000 app. 16,000

goats app. 54,000 app. 11,000

chicken app. 12 mill. app. 71,000

horses app. 87,000 app. 18,000

dogs app. 600,000

Status regarding Notifiable Animal DiseasesStatus regarding Notifiable Animal DiseasesFree from Diseases of (former) List A of OIEFree from Diseases of (former) List A of OIE

Official Freedom / Additional Guarantees:Official Freedom / Additional Guarantees:Bovine TuberculosisBovine TuberculosisBovine BrucellosisBovine Brucellosis

Enzootic Bovine LeucosisEnzootic Bovine LeucosisIBR / IPVIBR / IPV

ScrapieScrapieBrucella melitensisBrucella melitensisAujeszky´s DiseaseAujeszky´s Disease

National programmes for BVD and Paratuberculosis National programmes for BVD and Paratuberculosis eradicationeradication

Number of VeterinariansNumber of Veterinarians

Total number of veterinarians:Total number of veterinarians: App. 2,500App. 2,500

Central veterinary administration:Central veterinary administration: 23 + 12 BIP23 + 12 BIP

Provincial vet. administrations:Provincial vet. administrations: App. 75App. 75

District Veterinary Officers :District Veterinary Officers : App. 150App. 150

„„Official Veterinarians“:Official Veterinarians“: App. 260App. 260

Persons appointed to carry out official tasks->with regard to their official activities:

subject to directions rules on bias apply officer within the meaning of the penal act (official

delicts: abuse of position, improper acceptance of gifts, malversatory certification,…)

public liability/officer‘s liability

Private Veterinarians

Animal Disease Act (ADA)Animal Disease Act (ADA)

possibility to make use of freelance veterinarians, preferably those resident in the administrative district

in case of outbreak of a disease (§ 2a (1) ADA) as veterinarians with special responsibility for the disease

preventing the spread or introduction of animal diseases- carrying out officially required protective vaccination (§ 2a (3) ADA) e.g.: Bluetongue

Private veterinarians

Examination activities

Animal Health Act (§ 2Animal Health Act (§ 2 (6) AHA)(6) AHA) Unless official veterinarians are available in sufficient numbers for measures falling under this federal act, the provincial governor shall appoint free-lance veterinarians. Preferably, he shall make use of veterinarians resident in the respective political district … example: Poultry Hygiene Regulation (attending veterinarian),

BVD-Regulation

IBR/IPV-Act (IBR/IPV-ExaminationReg.)IBR/IPV-Act (IBR/IPV-ExaminationReg.) Brucellosis Act (Brucellosis-ExaminationReg.)Brucellosis Act (Brucellosis-ExaminationReg.) Bovine Leukosis Act (Bovine Leukosis-ExaminationReg. Bovine Leukosis Act (Bovine Leukosis-ExaminationReg.

2008)2008)

Private Veterinarians

Animal HealthAnimal Health

Issue of Certificates (§ 45 (8) EBVO)

Any freelance veterinarian who legitimately practices his profession and has his practice in Austria, as well as the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna is entitled to issue a Pet Pass in accordance with Reg (EC) No. 998/2003 in connection with Decision 2003/803/EC.

More than 100,000 Pet Passes delivered

Para-Professionals:Para-Professionals:

Milk sampling by qualified personsMilk sampling by qualified persons§ 2 (6) Animal Health Act

-> § 3 BVD-Regulation§ 2 (3) Bovine Leukosis Act

-> § 2 (2) Bovine Leukosis Examination Reg.

§ 2b Animal Disease Act: Disinfection assisstants§ 2b Animal Disease Act: Disinfection assisstants§ 2b (1) The Provincial Governor shall provide for a supply of specially trained persons and suitable equipment .

Meat Inspection Meat Inspection (2006)(2006)

279 public official vets (central administration, provinces, districts)

1 099 official vets (meat inspection)

29 meat inspectors 151 official inspectors for Trichinella

40 company staff workers for inspection of poultry meat

25 043 trained persons for game meat inspection

Structure of establishments

501 large scale establishments (slaughtering/year over 1000 LStU or 250 t meat cutting/year)

— 132 slaughterhouses— 279 cutting plants— 159 cold stores— 236 meat processing plants

10 600 small scale establishments —4800 slaughterhouses

Number of inspected carcases in 2006

54 185 400 chicken 5 282 015 pigs 2 068 684 turkeys 595 672 cattle 106 761 sheep 87 091 calves 15 253 other poultry (ducks, geese) 3 283 goats 2 850 farmed game ruminats 915 horses 574 farmed game boars

Number of inspected wild game carcases in 2006

306 295 deer 201 000 wild poultry 125 000 hares 42 148 red deer 19 754 boars 17 793 chamois

Betreuungs- und Kontrollbesuch

Probe Probenergebnis

UntersuchungProbe

Veterinärmaßnahmen (z.B. Sperren) Sperre

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AusgangsbetriebAusgangsbetrieb

primäre Kontaktbetriebeprimäre Kontaktbetriebe

sekundäre Kontaktbetriebesekundäre Kontaktbetriebe

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Berichtswesen

Betreuungs- und Kontrollbesuch - TKZVO Schwein, Schaf, Ziege - Tiergesundheit - Tierkrankheit aufgrund Monitoring - Tierkrankheit aufgrund Verdacht - Rückstandsverdacht - Rückstandsmonitoring

Programm - 1782/2002 (CC) - EU Programme - Tiergesundheitsprogramme - TGD Programme

Tierkrankheit - Untersuchung - Probe

Untersuchung und Probe sowie Untersuchungsergebnis

- Probenergebnis - Untersuchungsergebnis

Programmteilnahmen und Programmergebnisse

ProgrammteilnahmenProgrammergebnisse (Gesundheitsstatus)

Ldw. Betrieboder

x/y Koordinate

Labor (z.B. AGES)

Veterinär

Schlachtbetrieb

Zentralveterinär- behörde

EU

VETERINÄRINFORMATIONSSYSTEM (VIS)Veterinärdaten

Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Familie und JugendBundesministerium für Gesundheit, Familie und JugendMinistry ofMinistry of Health, Family and Youth Health, Family and Youthwww.bmgfj.gv.at

Österreichische Tierärztekammer/ Austrian Veterinary Österreichische Tierärztekammer/ Austrian Veterinary ChamberChamber

www.tieraerztekammer.at

Information about the Austrian Animal Health ServiceInformation about the Austrian Animal Health Servicewww.bmgfj.gv.at/cms/site/thema.html?channel=CH0925 ororwww.tgd.at

Links for further information:Links for further information:

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