Description
Pasture-based animal production systems play a vital role in promoting sustainable farming practices in Europe. These systems rely on grass grazing as an affordable feed source on the farm. However, these systems have certain disadvantages, particularly concerning animal health since grazing livestock are very susceptible to infections caused by helminth parasites. These infections can impose a substantial economic burden on the food production system and the most commonly used method for their control is the administration of anthelmintic drugs. However, these drugs have been considered recently emerging contaminants because their presence in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems poses significant environmental risks. Under this context, the objective of ENVIRNAT is to advance, consolidate and disseminate research and knowledge on the environmental occurrence and ecological impact of anthelmintics administered to livestock and to propose more sustainable practices and methods to minimize their use in the control of helminth infections. This Action aims to (i) to monitor the sale, use and efficacy of anthelmintics in European livestock farming; (ii) to investigate factors related to farming practices, the environment and climatic conditions that favour the persistence of anthelmintics in the environment; (iii) to assess the impact of anthelmintic residues on ecosystems; (iv) to develop sustainable methods to reduce the use of anthelmintics in a variety of European settings; (v) to conduct socio-psychological research on barriers that may arise in the implementation of sustainable methods; (vi) to model the impact of anthelmintic use, considering both animal health benefits and ecosystem risks through benefit-risk assessment.
Action keywords
Anthelmintics - Ecotoxicity - Livestock - Sustainable methods -
Management Committee
Country | MC Member |
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Albania | |
Austria | |
Austria | |
Belgium | |
Belgium | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Croatia | |
Croatia | |
Czech Republic | |
Czech Republic | |
Denmark | |
Denmark | |
Estonia | |
France | |
Georgia | |
Germany | |
Greece | |
Greece | |
Ireland | |
Ireland | |
Israel | |
Italy | |
Italy | |
Latvia | |
Lithuania | |
Montenegro | |
Netherlands | |
Netherlands | |
North Macedonia | |
North Macedonia | |
Norway | |
Norway | |
Poland | |
Poland | |
Portugal | |
Portugal | |
Romania | |
Romania | |
Serbia | |
Serbia | |
Slovakia | |
Slovakia | |
Spain | |
Sweden | |
Türkiye | |
Türkiye | |
United Kingdom | |
United Kingdom |
Main Contacts
Action Contacts
COST Staff
Leadership
Role | Leader |
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Action Chair | |
Action Vice-Chair | |
Science Communication Coordinator | |
Grant Awarding Coordinator |
Working Groups
Number | Title | Leader |
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1 | ANTHELMINTIC RESIDUE OCCURRENCE in environment and associated factors | TBA |
2 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANTHELMINTIC RESIDUES: assessing repercussion and risk in ecosystems | TBA |
3 | GREEN FARMS: redesigning helminth control with more sustainable solutions | TBA |
4 | OVERCOMING BARRIERS to implement sustainable worm control practices | TBA |
5 | BENEFIT-RISK ASSESSMENT of anthelmintic use | TBA |
6 | COMMUNITY BUILDING, DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION | TBA |
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