In Ukraine, all cattle treated with antibiotics go to the slaughterhouse. This is a common practice in the state.

This was stated by the national coordinator of the FAO project Vitaly Bashinsky. When we meet with foreign missions - from the EU, Saudi Arabia and others, this issue is very acute.

For example, how does the producer of beef or beef of small cattle control periods of karenia, ”he said. “And it turns out that the milk carriage season in Ukraine is adhered to in no more than 12% of cases, and the carriage period for meat of sick animals that were unsuccessfully treated is almost not observed. All these animals fall to the slaughterhouse - 99%, and 1% are those who did not reach the car. ”

For the needs of animal husbandry, 80% of the fresh water of any country that uses livestock farming as its main income is used. Given the need for cereals, this figure becomes even greater.

Direct speech: “But if 50 chickens that are sick can be discarded by destroying them, then 50 cows after they have been treated for five days, and the treatment was ineffective, they will most likely be sent to a slaughterhouse,” explained Vitaliy Bashinsky. “And there the remnants of antibiotics will be in very high concentrations.”

According to him, it is very difficult to control this pointwise throughout Ukraine, since the monitoring plan cannot track intentional actions. It tracks general trends.

Direct speech: “Even under the old legislation, we must warn the owner about the ineffectiveness of treatment, but we are not obliged to withdraw such animals and destroy them,” said Vitaliy Bashinsky. - Therefore, this is also new legislation requiring implementation in Ukraine. And then you still need to convince people: if you have a suspicion that the treatment will not be effective, do not start it with antimicrobial agents. In this case, the owners of the animals will have the right to hand them over for slaughter. "

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