VET-LAB BRUDZEW as an example of private veterinary practice focused on farm animals Tadeusz Jakubowski, DVM, PhD Piotr Kwieciński, DVM, PhD Piotr Kwieciński, DVM, PhD VET-LAB BRUDZEW ul. Turkowska 58 C Brudzew

what is VET-LAB? history

Clinic (1990) Laboratory (2003) Warehouse (2009)

VET-LAB team VET-LAB team is composed of 17 people: 5 veterinary doctors, specializing in poultry, swine and ruminants 5 microbiologists – specialists in laboratory medicine 5 veterinary technicians 1 accountant 1 cleaner auxiliary group of field vaccinators

VET-LAB clinic’s main fields of activity POULTRY FARMS SWINE FARMS COW FARMS Services include: - creating prophylactic programmes -treatment of animals -analysis of performance -nutritional advisory service

VET-LAB’S scope of cooperation farm owners veterinary doctors feed mills government officials other clinics farmacy companies universities and institutes national veterinary chamber

NATIONAL VETERINARY SYSTEM of administration in Poland Prime minister Ministry of agriculture National veterinary doctor Regional and border veterinary doctor District veterinary doctor Veterinary practitioner acting on behalf of district veterinary doctor

PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE PYRAMID SYSTEM PROBLEM 1 lack of professional independency POSSIBLE SOLUTION: moving under independent jurisdiction

REGULATIONS CONCERNING OFFICIAL ACTIONS a contract supply of medicine a record of veterinary activities HHP!!! monitoring health certificate Private vets (payed by owners) as a firm Official vets (payed by state) as a person

PROBLEM CAUSED BY THESE REGULATIONS PROBLEM 2 ANTI-MULTIPERSON PRACTICE POLICY DISTRACTION FROM WORK POSSIBLE SOLUTION ???

PROBLEM RESULTING FROM CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM PROBLEM 3 limited practical experience and skills of veterinary graduates POSSIBLE SOLUTION obligatory internship

SUMMARY pointing out kind of problems which FVE could look into time devoted to practices connected with farm animals two heads are better than one importance of national veterinary chambers

„ In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom In water there is bacteria” (Ben Franklin) If we drink 1 litre of water each day, At the end of the year we would have absorbed More than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli However, We do NOT run that risk when drinking wine, beer (tequila or whiskey or other liquor) REMEBER WATER = DIARRHOEA WINE = HEALTH