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SMRs 5 + 9 Mark Maguire, ICD Cork

Cross Compliance Farm Advisory Service Training 2017. SMRs 5 + 9 Mark Maguire, ICD Cork. SMR 5 Restrictions on the use of substances having Hormonal or Thyrostatic Action and Beta-Agonists in Farm Animals.

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SMRs 5 + 9 Mark Maguire, ICD Cork

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  1. Cross Compliance Farm Advisory Service Training 2017 SMRs 5 + 9 Mark Maguire, ICD Cork

  2. SMR 5 Restrictions on the use of substances having Hormonal or Thyrostatic Action and Beta-Agonists in Farm Animals

  3. SMR 5 concerns the prohibition or restriction of use in animal production systems of: • substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action • beta agonists

  4. Types of Substances • Those having a hormonal or thyrostatic action are divided into 4 groups: • Stilbenes; Synthetic estrogens; (diethylstilbestrol) • Antithyroid agents (thiouracil) • Steroids (dexamethasone) ‘Finaplix’ • Resorcyclic acid lactones, (zeranol) ‘Ralgro’ • Beta-agonists (clenbuterol and mabuterol)

  5. Legislation • Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 (Articles 3,4,5 and 7 refer.) • S.I. No. 183 of 2009 (As amended) • S.I. No. 263 of 2012 (As amended)

  6. Use of Substances • Legislation prohibits or restricts uses of such substances in all species of farm animals • Some of these substances may be authorised animal remedies under Veterinary prescription • Must comply with withdrawal periods for Animal Remedies authorised under the exceptions to the Hormone Ban

  7. Controls • Controls for this SMR are based on routine sampling and follow-up farm inspections under the National Residue Monitoring Plan, (NRCP) • This a requirement under EU Legislation, (96/23/EC) • Plan has to be submitted to Commission for approval annually

  8. Controls • Comprehensive testing plan Covers 11 animal/food categories and 18 distinct residue groups • Samples taken at both farm and processing plant levels • Approx 85% samples are targeted • 2017 - 4225 sampleschecked for these specific banned substances (18, 513 samples in total)

  9. Results • Action on Positive: Dept Officials investigate and Cross reports made to sanction any breaches found

  10. 2017 Positives • 1 for Sotalol, a banned Beta Agonist • Follow up investigation found that this was most likely due to accidental contamination and not illegal administration • 17 for Thiouracil, which may indicate the use of growth promoters. • Follow up investigations found no administration of illegal products; positives most likely due to diets rich in cruciferous plant material

  11. Summary • Prohibited substances • Adhere to withdrawal periods for all veterinary prescription medicines • National Residue Monitoring Plan • Cross Reporting/Sanctions

  12. Cross Compliance Farm Advisory Service Training 2017 SMR 9 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)

  13. Background Laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)

  14. Aim To minimise the risk posed to human and animal health: • Animals • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy- BSE (bovines) • Scrapie (sheep & goats) • Humans • Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (CJD)

  15. Legislation EU • Council Regulation (EC) No 999/2001. Articles 7,11,12,13 & 15 refer (TSE’s) (As Amended) • Regulation 1069/2009 (Animal By-products Regulations) National • S.I. No 532 of 2015 (as amended)

  16. TSE’s Primarily affect the brain & nervous system

  17. Controls Feed : • Feeding animal protein to ruminants is prohibited e.g. meat and bone meal (MBM) or poultry offal meal(POM) - Ban first introduced in 1990 • Animal feed should not be contaminated with any other feed containing animal protein e.g. pet food.

  18. Controls Animal • Any animal suspected of being infected by a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) must be immediately notified to the competent authority. (Requirement since 1989 following first diagnosis of BSE in Ireland) • Producers must fully comply with movement restrictions or any other notices served on that herd/animal by the control authority.

  19. Farm inspections Checks on: Storage of products on farm • Are animal proteins being stored on the farm • Is pet food containing animal by-products stored to avoid cross contamination Use of animal feed for ruminants • Is feed containing FM being fed to ruminants • Is feed containing other animal proteins being fed on farm

  20. Farm Inspections cont’d Notification of a TSE • Evidence that animal infected was not notified to Competent Control • Evidence that movement restrictions were not adhered too

  21. 2017 – Atypical Case

  22. Ireland’s BSE risk status Currently OIE status is ‘controlled’

  23. Summary • Do not feed ABPs to prohibited animal groups • Store pet food containing ABPs separately • Notify DAFM of suspect animals, comply with any restriction notices issued

  24. Thank you for your attention

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