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[Quality management in animal welfare].

D Stehr¹, J Baumgarte

¹EQUINO@Iaves.niedersachsen.de

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|May 9, 2007

Summary

Lower Saxony implemented EQUINO, a quality management system based on ISO 9001, to ensure uniform, high-quality animal welfare controls across official authorities. This system enhances administrative efficiency and compliance with European Union regulations.

Area of Science:

Veterinary Public Health
Quality Management Systems
Animal Welfare Science

Context:

European Union Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 mandates uniform, high-quality official controls for animal welfare since January 1st, 2006.
Increasing administrative demands necessitate comprehensive system conception and control.
The land of Lower Saxony sought to standardize and improve the quality of these official controls.

Purpose:

To develop and implement a uniform, process-oriented quality management system for official authorities in Lower Saxony.
To ensure consistently high-quality official controls in the field of animal welfare.
To meet the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 through a structured, documented approach.

Summary:

Lower Saxony developed and implemented EQUINO (Uniform Quality Management in Official Organisations for Consumer Protection in Lower Saxony), a system based on ISO 9001 standards.

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This process-oriented conception applies to all involved official authorities, standardizing procedures for animal welfare controls.

The implementation includes a robust system of internal audits to maintain quality and consistency.

Impact:

Enhances the quality and uniformity of official animal welfare controls in Lower Saxony.
Improves administrative efficiency and system control within consumer protection organizations.
Provides a model for other regions seeking to comply with EU regulations on official controls and quality management.