1. FARM VISITATION SHEME SLOVENIAN EXPERIANCE Dr. Borut Zemljič Dr.Vet.Med., Diplomate ECBHM Veterinary Chamber, Slovenia 03/12/20151GA UEVP, Brussels

2. EU LEGAL FRAMEWORK 03/12/20152GA UEVP, Brussels 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/EGS Art. 3.:Trade is allowed only from farms and markets which are under permanent veterinary control

3. 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. 03/12/20153GA UEVP, Brussels

4. SLOVENIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK 03/12/20154GA UEVP, Brussels Veterinary Compliance Criteria Act – 1st January 2006 Art. 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

5. HOW WE ACHIEVE IMPLEMENTATION? 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels5 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

6. Our task is in promoting the image and role of veterinarians as competent in the field of veterinary public health and the environment and to make clear to the public that the profession’s competences are not limited to the treatment of sick animals and we also sick to assure future money income for private veterinarians 03/12/20156GA UEVP, Brussels

7. 03/12/20157GA UEVP, Brussels SPECIESNo of holdings No of Animals bovine41505475942 swine29756434191 Sheep and goats 7795159326 VARS intend to apply farm visitation sheme in 2006 only on 25% of Slovenian holdings Section of Private Slovenian Veterinarians insist on 100% aplication of Rules Work done in 2006

8. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels8 VALIDATION JOURNAL OF VET. INTERV. WITHDRA- WAL PERIOD ANIMAL WELFARE WITHOUT COMMENTS 68%75%55% SATISFACTORY26%19%40% PARTIALLY SATISFACTORY 1% 2% INADEQUATE4% 1% NO ASSESSM.1% 2%

9. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels9 VALIDATIONBOVINEPIGS SHEEP AND GOATS WITHOUT COMMENTS 49%26%52% SATISFACTORY25%22%29% PARTIALLY SATISFACTORY 6%9%7% INADEQUATE2%13%12% NO ASSESSM.18%30%2% REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION

10. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels10 SPECIESNo HOLDINGSNo. ANIMALS BOVINE40620478954 PIGS29788521585 HORSES444717529 SHEEP AND GOATS 9798238327 POULTRY548714046782 2007

11. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels11 SPECIESNo HOLDINGSNo. ANIMALS BOVINE39080470755 PIGS28049515892 HORSES477416418 SHEEP AND GOATS 8050104797 POULTRY407512332629 2008

12. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels12 SPECIESNo HOLDINGSNo. ANIMALS BOVINE36373454159 PIGS29188449893 HORSES472716899 SHEEP AND GOATS 747293729 POULTRY403212090756 2009 – FIRST 9 MONTHS

13. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels13 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

14. 03/12/2015GA UEVP, Brussels14 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)