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SafeGuard. Work package 4.3 Economic optimization of Monitoring and Surveillance systems
Project
Project code: keine Angabe
Contract period: 01.01.2008
- 31.12.2013
Purpose of research: Applied research
Within livestock production and processing as well as trade of products from
animal origin there exist a large number of monitoring and surveillance systems
(MOSS). Also there is a wide variety of applications of these MOSS, e.g. highly
contagious diseases (such as Classical Swine Fever and Avian Influenza), zoonoses
(such as Salmonelosis and BSE), contaminations (such as PCBs and
heavy metals) and early warning or identification of pathogen or contaminant
introduction. Each application has its own features with regard to the aim the
system is used for, e.g. reduction of the High-Risk Period (contagious livestock
diseases), safeguarding products (from contamination) and trend watching (e.g.
in some endogenous diseases and zoonoses). Finally, some systems can have
different levels of ‘alert’: routine, increased and high alert.
In both Nordrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen, NRW), Lower-Saxony (Niedersachsen,
NDS) and The Netherlands (NL), different authorities are involved
in monitoring and surveillance. In NL these are predominantly the Food and
Consumer Product Safety Authority (VWA) and the Animal Health Service (GD),
and to a lesser extend the Productboards for Meat, Livestock and Eggs (PVE).
In Germany particularly the Federal and State Ministries of Environment and
Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and their respective subordinated
agencies such as the Animal Disease Funds (TSK) are involved.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Communication Sciences
- Agroeconomics