Umweltwirkungen von Tierarzneimitteln

Unterrichtsmaterial für landwirtschaftliche Berufsschulen

Publication: Document
Citation: Umweltbundesamt (ed.) 2018: Umweltwirkungen von Tierarzneimitteln. Unterrichtsmaterial für landwirtschaftliche Berufsschulen.

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.

These teaching materials are intended to sensitise trainees from agricultural vocational schools to the problem of the environmental effects of veterinary pharmaceuticals so that they can subsequently develop action-oriented solutions.

The learning objectives of this teaching unit include:

understanding definitions of target and non-target organisms
distinguishing between desired effects, side effects and undesired environmental effects
trace processes of veterinary pharmaceuticals in the environment (degradation, relocation and fate)
understanding the effects of certain veterinary pharmaceuticals on the environment
raising awareness of the problems involved in the future handling of veterinary pharmaceuticals

The teaching materials were developed under the lead of Ecologic Institute for the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA).

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: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 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.

Landwirtschaft – Tierarzneimittel – Umwelt

Wie kann die Tierhaltung Einträge vermindern?

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
Authorship: Julia Steinhoff-Wagner (Institut für Tierwissenschaften/Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

Ruth Haupt (Institut für Tierwissenschaften/Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

Simone M. Schmid (Institut für Tierwissenschaften/Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

Susanne Lehnert (Institut für Tierwissenschaften/Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)

Brigitte Petersen (Institut für Tierwissenschaften/Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)
Credits: Editing: Arne Hein (Federal Environment Agency)
Project lead: Melanie Kemper (Ecologic Institute)
Layout and design: Beáta Welk Vargová (Ecologic Institute)
Funding: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Published in: Internet portal: Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in the Environment [German]
Published by: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Year: 2018
Dimension: 13 pp.
ISSN: 1862-4359
Project: Communication Strategies for Reducing Agriculture-related Entry of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals into the Environment
Project ID: 2590
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Unterrichtsplan

2 Lernziele
2.1 Lernziele der Unterrichtseinheit (45 min)
2.2 Einordnung der Lernziele in den Rahmenlehrplan

3 Informationen zur Unterrichtsgestaltung
3.1 Einleitung
3.2 Erarbeitung 1
3.3 Erarbeitung 2
3.4 Zusammenfassung

4 Hintergrundinformationen für Lehrende

5 Arbeitsblatt 1: Abbau, Verlagerung und Verbleib von Tierarzneimitteln in der Umwelt
5.1 Druckvorlage
5.2 Musterlösung

6 Arbeitsblatt 2: Beispiele für Auswirkungen von Tierarzneimitteln auf Nichtzielorganismen
6.1 Druckvorlage
6.2 Musterlösung
Keywords: Agriculture

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