{"id":20365,"date":"2021-08-10T23:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T23:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiia.co.uk\/?page_id=20365"},"modified":"2021-08-28T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T11:22:38","slug":"policy-on-measurement-of-meathat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.themexbd.com\/rtl\/meathat\/policies\/policy-on-measurement-of-meathat\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy on Measurement of Meathat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20365\" class=\"elementor elementor-20365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4571997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4571997\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef0ec90\" data-id=\"ef0ec90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a26de elementor-widget elementor-widget-witr_section_s_image\" data-id=\"c8a26de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"witr_section_s_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"single_image_area\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single_image  \">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.themexbd.com\/rtl\/meathat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/sliderm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adce50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2adce50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Meathat members will promote, support and facilitate data collection where it does not exist, and centralised data collation where it does, to allow the reporting of national-level data for each key UK species\/sector <\/strong><\/p><p>a) UK farmers and vets have made significant progress in reducing antibiotic use. However, while the Veterinary Medicines Directorate tracks sales of antibiotic products in the UK (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/veterinary-antimicrobial-resistance-and-sales-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VARSS reports<\/a>), many products are licensed for multiple species hence this data does not break down sales per species or sector.<\/p><p>b) The availability of antibiotic data varies widely by species, due in part to the way each species is farmed. Data collation is less common in unintegrated supply chains or where there are very many producers; this particularly applies in cattle and sheep sectors. While these producers will keep on-farm medicine records and some supply chain data collation may occur, especially in the dairy sector, these are not yet collated nationally.<\/p><p>c) Poultry, laying hen, gamebird and aquaculture sectors have set up successful data capture systems covering the vast majority of their producers (see <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/950129\/UK-VARSS_Highlights_2019__2020-_TPaccessible.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VARSS 2019<\/a> showing 90%+ centralised capture of data). The pig sector is also successfully collating 90%+ of antibiotic data on a centralised electronic management system (the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahdb.org.uk\/electronic-medicine-book-for-pigs-emb-pigs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-Medicines Book or eMB<\/a>). A <a href=\"https:\/\/ahdb.org.uk\/medicine-hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicine Hub<\/a> has now been developed by AHDB to allow the centralised collation of data from the cattle and sheep sectors.<\/p><h4>Supporting farmers: By standardising data collection and management, support to farmers on how to engage with these systems can also be more targeted and consistent.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9598cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9598cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c789354\" data-id=\"c789354\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a02724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a02724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Meathat members will support the use of standardised industry measurement metrics to aid collation and, where appropriate, benchmarking<\/strong><\/p><p>a) Each sector has developed standardised measurement metrics for measuring antibiotic data \u2013 these are summarised on the <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RUMA website<\/a> and should be used when reporting data to aid consistency and collation.<\/p><h4>Supporting farmers: By standardising measurement metrics, data submission will be more consistent and will facilitate benchmarking at farm level.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22f8537 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22f8537\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aac069a\" data-id=\"aac069a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c168a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c168a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Meathat and its members will encourage the eventual incorporation of centralised data capture or collation \u2013 directly or indirectly \u2013 into farm assurance for all species <\/strong><\/p><p>a) While some species require electronic recording of antibiotic data as part of farm assurance requirements, eg, pigs in Red Tractor, others currently do not; Meathat believes eventual integration of this requirement into all farm assurance is critical in building national-level data and encouraging responsible use, although the differing levels of engagement in farm assurance from sector to sector should be noted.<\/p><p>b) The position regarding electronic collection of antibiotic data in international supply chains needs to be considered.<\/p><h4>Supporting farmers: Training on electronic data management could be introduced to ensure that farmers are supported in using new data management systems.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79a5362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79a5362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f1c0d0\" data-id=\"3f1c0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe18ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe18ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. Meathat members will aim to turn data into insight on responsible use<\/strong><\/p><p>a) In time, if centrally collated data can capture both the quantity of use and reason for use, better insights could be drawn on optimal approaches and the potential to further refine use.<\/p><p>b) Sharing of data can be based on the Meathat Code of Conduct and could be facilitated through third-party data processing platforms.<\/p><h4>Supporting farmers: The aggregation of anonymised farm-level data in the long term would allow farmers the ability to benchmark performance against conditions, creating greater incentive and support for improvement.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e2b941 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e2b941\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4fbf6a\" data-id=\"d4fbf6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f39ec55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f39ec55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Meathat members will support high antibiotic users with training and veterinary support<\/strong><\/p><p>a) Instances of high antibiotic use can be due to a lack of awareness of preventative practices or lack of access to adequate veterinary support.<\/p><p>b) Those who collate farm-level data for farmers are in a position to work with farmers and\/or vets to benchmark and support where changes in practice could reduce or refine antibiotic use.<\/p><h4>Supporting farmers: Farm vets* could support practice change following identification of high antibiotic use through benchmarking.<\/h4><p><em>* for example through <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Vet Champions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b6b1f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b6b1f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f61f8c\" data-id=\"8f61f8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e491fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e491fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>6. Meathat members will aim to capture good practices and scale quickly <\/strong><\/p><p>a) One of the barriers to behaviour change in antibiotic use is related to cost. Although vets are increasingly advising farmers on preventative health measures to reduce antibiotic use, there is a lack of information on cost benefits or savings.<\/p><p>b) Examples of good practice in antibiotic use, especially where cost savings or other benefits are evident, could be more widely disseminated to help engagement.<\/p><h4>Supporting farmers: Combining data on good practice and cost with collation of data on use, in one aggregated and centralised system, will help to identify effective practices.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-274a120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"274a120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23000be\" data-id=\"23000be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4940ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4940ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>7. Meathat will support alignment of policy and approach across industry, non-governmental and government initiatives<\/strong><\/p><p>a) There are a number of working groups and initiatives across government, industry, academia, and NGOs which are not fully linked up, and where collaboration could be improved.<\/p><p>b) Efforts to improve measurement and support farmers as outlined are happening but more emphasis needs to be placed on achieving this at a national scale or in a coordinated way to facilitate speed of adoption.<\/p><p>c) Meathat sees RUMA as being central to delivering this joined up approach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321d1fa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"321d1fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.themexbd.com\/rtl\/meathat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FIIA-Policy-on-Measurement-of-Antibiotic-Data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b176a78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b176a78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-605b292\" data-id=\"605b292\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb17e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9fb17e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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