In Portugal, PISA.net involves 180 Official Entities responsible for the control and management of animal health in the portuguese mainland and islands. Over 1000 users daily guarantee the information management on a databse containing about 4 million active animals regarding 1,5 million large ruminants, and 2,5 million small ruminants. It currently holds the historical records for over 17 million animals.
Main Entities
The Entities responsible for animal health found in the portuguese mainland are not the the same we can find in the Madeira and Azores Islands.
Here are some of the main Entities and their main functions:
General Directorate of Veterinary (DGV)
- National database management
- Definition of updates for PISA.net
Regional Directorates of Veterinary Services (DSVR)
- Approval of all regional sanitary
- Regional database management
Directorates of Veterinary Intervention (DIV) and Centers of Veterinary Intervention (NIV)
- Sanitary action conclusions
- Sanitary decisions
- Local database management
Procucer Associations (OPP)
- Sanitary projectds
- Field sanitary actions
Laboratórios
- Sample testing
- Test result emission
Autonomous Region of Azores
DRDA – Regional Directorate for the Agriculture Development
DRACA – Regional Directorate of Community Agricultural Affairs
SDA – Agricultural Development Services
Laboatories
Autonomous Region of Madeira
DRV - Regional Directorate of Veterinary
Veterinary Service Center of Porto Santo
Laboratories
Responsibilities
VETERINARY BRIGADES:
• Control livestock on the farm;
• Update the system with animal identity and sanitary records;
• Access information contained on the central database;
• Put diagnostic measures into practise (collection of blood and other samples for analysis);
• Perform prophylaxis and implement control measures on the farm;
LABORATORIES:
• Receive the identity of animals to be analysed;
• Receive field samples collected with indication of tests to be carried out;
• Access the sanitary record of each animal and sanitary rating of farms;
• Directly forward the results of analyses to official entities.
VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION BODIES:
• Receive laboratory results;
• Rate farms;
• Determine which animals to slaughter and other prophylactic and early detection measures;
• Process data statistically;
• Issue reports for entities hierarchically superior in the animal control chain;
• Allocate capital and subsidies to producers’ associations.