Landwirtschaft – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt

Wie kann die Tierhaltung Einträge vermindern?

Publication: Brochure
Citation: Umweltbundesamt (Ed.) 2017: Landwirtschaft – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt. Wie kann die Tierhaltung Einträge vermindern? UBA brochure. 12 pages. Dessau-Roßlau.

This brochure is aimed at farmers. It provides information on how veterinary medicines enter the environment and explains their environmental impact. It also identifies ways in which environmental aspects can be taken into account in the application of veterinary medicinal products and the use of fertilisers containing veterinary medicinal products. Precautionary health measures are of particular importance. Veterinary medicines that do not need to be administered in the first place cannot harm the environment.

This brochure summarizes selected contents of the internet portal "Veterinary Medicines in the Environment" [German] of the German Federal Environment Agency. The main focus of the portal is on livestock, in particular cattle, pigs and poultry.

Disease-preventing conditions in animal keeping reduce the consumption and entry of veterinary medicines into the environment.

Kommunikationsstrategien zur Verminderung von Tierarzneimitteleinträgen aus der Landwirtschaft in die Umwelt

Final Report

Year 2018

Publication:Document

Residues of veterinary pharmaceuticals may enter water and soil via manure and dung. Veterinarians can reduce this environmental impact through their practices. These teaching materials were designed for further veterinary training. They consist of lecture slides and accompanying background material. The teaching materials are available to teachers and learners for free use.

Umweltaspekte von Tierarzneimitteln in der tiermedizinischen Praxis

Lehrmaterialien für Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte

Year 2018

Publication:Document

Residues of veterinary pharmaceuticals may enter water and soil via manure and dung. Farmers can reduce this environmental impact through their practices. These teaching materials have been designed for advanced learners in agriculture. They consist of presentation slides and accompanying background material. The slides are designed for a 90-minute lecture. The teaching materials are available for teachers and learners to use freely.

Minimierung der landwirtschaftlichen Einträge von Tierarzneimitteln in die Umwelt

Lehrmaterialien Landwirtschaft für Fortgeschrittene

Year 2018

Publication:Document

Residues of veterinary pharmaceuticals may enter and be dispersed through water and soil via manure and dung. Farmers can reduce these environmental impacts through their farming practices. These teaching materials were designed for agricultural vocational schools. They contain worksheets, information on classroom design and background information for teachers. The teaching materials are available to teachers and learners for free use.

Verschleppung von Tierarzneimitteln in die Umwelt

Unterrichtsmaterial für landwirtschaftliche Berufsschulen

Year 2018

Publication:Document

Residues of veterinary pharmaceuticals may enter water and soil via manure and dung. Farmers can reduce this environmental impact through their farming practices. These teaching materials were designed for agricultural vocational schools. They contain worksheets, information on classroom design and background information for teachers. The teaching materials are available to teachers and learners for free use.

Umweltwirkungen von Tierarzneimitteln

Unterrichtsmaterial für landwirtschaftliche Berufsschulen

Year 2018

Publication:Website

This portal provides information on how veterinary medicines enter the environment, explains their environmental impact and points out ways to reduce the number of entries. It is aimed at farmers and veterinarians in the livestock sector, in particular for cattle, pigs and poultry. Particular attention is paid to disease prevention measures, as veterinary medicinal products which do not need to be administered cannot enter the environment.

Internet Portal on "Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in the Environment"

Year 2018

Publication:Infographic

This illustration visualizes the processes of degradation, runoff, accumulation, uptake and infiltration of veterinary drugs in the environment. Active substances from veterinary medicines behave very differently depending on the substance and location properties. While sulfonamides, for example, can be transferred to groundwater, tetracyclines tend to accumulate in the topsoil.

Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt: Abbau, Verlagerung und Verbleib

Year 2017

Publication:Infographic

Care and hygiene help to minimise the direct entry of veterinary medicines into the environment. Carry-over of veterinary medicines is an unnecessary waste, can endanger the health of operators and have no therapeutic benefits for animals. Carry-over antibiotics can contribute to the development of resistance in humans, animals and the environment. This infographic illustrates five ways to reduce the carry-over of veterinary medicines in the barn.

Verschleppung von Tierarzneimitteln im Stall

Year 2017

Publication:Brochure

This brochure is aimed at veterinarians. It provides information on how veterinary medicines enter the environment, explains their environmental impact and shows how environmental aspects can be taken into account in daily veterinary work. The advisory role of veterinary medicine in relation to preventive health management is of particular importance.

Veterinärmedizin – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt

Wie kann die Tiermedizin Einträge vermindern?

Year 2017

Language

German

Credits

Editing:
Melanie Kemper (Ecologic Institute)
Dr. Arne Hein (Umweltbundesamt)
Dr. Simone Lehmann (Umweltbundesamt)

Graphic design:
Beáta Welk Vargová (Ecologic Institute)

Funding

German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

Published by

German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

Year

2017

Dimension

12 pp.

Project

Communication Strategies for Reducing Agriculture-related Entry of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals into the Environment

Project ID

Table of contents

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Keywords

Veterinary medicinal products, farmer, agriculture, environmental impact, antibiotics, water, groundwater, soil, ecosystem, food, raw water, drinking water

Information material, brochure

Further Links

PublicationBrochureVeterinärmedizin – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt

Umweltbundesamt (Ed.) 2017: Veterinärmedizin – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt. Wie kann die Tiermedizin Einträge vermindern?. UBA brochure. 12 pages. Berlin.

UBA-Portal Tierarzneimittel in der Umwelt