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QS – Report on 2011 Outlook for 2012
In April 2012, we began to record all antibiotic
prescriptions in poultry production in a central
database. The programme will be extended to
include pig production in the autumn of 2012. After
this time, livestock farmers in the QS scheme will
only be able to obtain antibiotics from vets who
have undertaken to report all prescriptions to the
database.
Evaluation of findings and comparison of farm data
ensure an accurate depiction of the current situation,
enabling us to identify producers who use above-
average quantities of antibiotics or use antibiotics
with above-average frequency. These producers then
need to take action to reduce their use of antibiotics
and, to this end, receive additional advisory services
in the areas of on-site hygiene, livestock keeping
conditions and animal health management.
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October 2001: founding of QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH
Representatives of all meat production stages came together on
October 13, 2001 to sign the founding agreement of QS Qualität
and Sicherheit GmbH as shareholders of the company.
„Our antibiotics monitoring programme will create a
robust and comprehensive database that will enable
us to fully and accurately depict the use of antibiotics
by the industry while also - where necessary -
providing advisory services that will help to optimise
and reduce the use of antibiotics.“
(Thomas May, responsible for antibiotics monitoring in the QS
scheme)
„It is possible to analyse the use of antibiotics
nationwide based on the entries in the stock books
of the farms. Regrettably, no such analysis has been
performed to date, and the entire documentation
effort appears to have been destined for the filing
cabinet. We need to structure this data transparently
so that we can identify the status of the industry
and of each individual farm and vet in this system,
even in primary production. Are they better or poorer
than the average? This would rapidly supply the
information we need to determine the need for action
in each individual farm. It would also enable us to
identify and address risks faster than is currently the
case.“
(Dr. Hans-Joachim Götz, President of the German Association of
Practicing Veterinarians (bpt))
Independently of the current debate, the advisory
boards in the QS scheme laid the groundwork for the
introduction of an antibiotics monitoring programme
back in 2011. The aim is to create a database that
helps to optimise the use of antibiotics and minimise
the resistance risk in the field of livestock farming.
Antibiotics
QS monitoring programme sets
new standards
Indication
Drug prescription
Veterinarian
Farmer
10 years of QS: milestones from 2001 to 2011
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February 2002: first contract with a scheme participant
Westfleisch becomes the first QS contractual partner. The first QS audit
takes place at a pig fattening farm, which participates in the QS scheme via
the coordinator Westfleisch following the successful audit. To date, this first
farm has been followed by around 90,000 producers who participate in the
QS scheme via a coordinator.
Dispensing date
Name of drug
Duration of administration
Number of treated animals
Quantity of dispensed drug
QS antibiotics database
Registration, mandatory data input
Business-specific data evaluation,
advisory services
Number of animal places
Poultry: entry/exit
incl. number of animals