FVE Bees Working Group 03 May

NameNominated by Mr Nicolas Vidal-NaquetFrance - Ordre des Vétérinaires Conseil Supérieur Chair Ms Giuliana BondiItaly (FNOVI) Ms Barbara BernhartAustria - Österreichische Tierärztekammer Mr Matthew SharmanUK - Defra, Central Science Laboratory Ms Heike AupperleGermany - Bundestierärztekammer Mr Mariano Higes Pascual - Raquel Martín Hernández Spain – Consejo General de Colegios Veterinarios de España (CGCVE) 2 03 May 2012

Terms of Reference Outcomes> end of 2013 Estimated budget for FVE 2012: Euro Estimated budget for FVE 2013: Euro 3

FVE Bees WG Information on health of the honey bee sector Recommendations to the FVE Board on possible methods to involve the veterinary profession Support the Board producing science-based input to National and EU decision makers Provide guidelines on training of veterinarians 4

15 November 2011 European Parliament Resolution Health and the challenges of the beekeeping sector Calls on the Commission to promote setting up of appropriate national surveillance systems in close cooperation with beekeepers‘ associations…. » Support for training programmes for beekeepers on disease prevention and control,….to submit guidelines for the veterinary treatment of hives 5

Veterinarians in the honey bee heath sector – Veterinary practitioners > what’s role? – Veterinary act > what is it? – Veterinary medicinal products (MRLs - prescription – delivery- availability) > who has the responsibility? Honey bee health teaching in veterinary schools – Subjects & EU training – French diploma on “Beekeeping- Honey bee pathology” 6

I - Honey bees are domestic animals II- Vets are responsible for Veterinary Public Heath III - Vets hold scientific knowledge and expertise world wide recognized IV - Vets responsible for AH/AW/PH/Environment V - EFSA 2012 production of about 80% of the 264 crop species cultivated in the EU depends directly on insect pollinators, mostly bees Global annual monetary value of pollination = billions of $ “Veterinarians possess the cross-species expertise required to address some of the world’s most pressing problems from a comprehensive, comparative perspective” 7

Practitioners Main concerns Notifiable diseases are not reported No real data are available on colony losses Cooperation with Beekeepers sounds difficult Vet involvement is weak 8

Veterinary Act > FVE definition Clinical examination Diagnosis Proper Prophylaxy, Treatment & follow up Vets are in the position to set up, monitor follow up and provide advices on good bee keeping practices and GHPs 9

VMPs use - MRLs - Prescription - Availability - Delivery  Need better access to VMPs against Varroa  Avoid and forbid ABs and fungicides in the frame of bee diseases  Prescrition must be a Vet’s prerogative  Beekeepers strongly lobby EU Decision makers

Honey Bee Health & Education Subjects & EU training French diploma on Beekeeping- Honey bee pathology Developing a “EU Syllabus” 11

Italy Seminario Formativo per Medici Veterinari a Verona Il CRA/University of Pisa > MSc in Honey Bee Studies and Honey Bee Diseases, also open to non-veterinarians. FNOVI Position Paper - FNOVI Beekeeping Group (11 vets) > subject to be included in the curriculum UK Nottingham > undergraduate curriculum FR Undergraduate curriculum and post graduate training for vets ”Honeybee pathology-Apiculture” 4 weeks course Germany, Austria, Spain, Hungary ? Other MSs? 12

Action Points 3 briefing / position papers on Position of vets > why vets are needed? Rules - licences Medicines Availability > Use of miticide - AMs and AM Resistance Undergraduate and postgraduate training 13

14 Any specific proposal?