1
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- Definitions of directives in EU
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bind member states to the objectives as to be achieved, while leaving the national authorities the power to choose the form and the means to be used
2
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- Powers (duties) of European Parliament
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Legislative power:
- consultation procedure
- cooperation procedure
- co-decision (ordinary) procedure
- Parliaments assent
Power over the budget
Supervision of the executive
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- Animal welfare rules for surgical intervention of piglets
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- tail docking or reduction of corner teeth: not routinely - only when evidence of injury
- teeth clipping: within 7 days of birth
- If practiced castration / tail docking after 7 days: under anesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia by a veterinarian
4
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- Duties (work) of European Commission
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- Proposes new legislation
- Executive organ
- Guardian of the treaties
- Represents the EU on the international stage
5
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- Definition of cruelty to animals in criminal law
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- Any person who is engages in the unjustified abuse or mistreatment of vertebrate animals resulting in permanent damage to animal’s health or in the animal’s destruction
- or who abandons, disposes or expels a domesticated vertebrate animal or a dangerous animal is guilty of a misdemeanor
- The penalty for a felony shall be higher, if the criminal offence is carried out in a manner to cause undue suffering to the animal, or result in permanent damage to several animals or in the destruction of more than one animal
6
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- Definition of a long journey
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- A journey that exceeds 8 hours starting from when the first animal of the consignment is moved
7
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- Definition of regulation in EU
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are directly applied without the need for national measures to implement them
8
Q
- The 3 Rs
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- reduction in number of animals
- refinement of experimental methods
- replacement of animals with non-animal techniques
9
Q
- Killing methods
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- free bullet pistol or rifle
- electrocution
- exposure to CO2
- other approved methods (decapitation, dislocation of neck, vacuum chamber)
10
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- When are animals not allowed to be used in experiments
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No license may be granted for experiments proposed for the purposes of manufacture of cosmetics, tobacco, other consumer goods, weapons and their components, and ammunition
11
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- Duties of National Central Veterinary Office (chief veterinary officer)
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- Preparation of vet. legislations and transposition of EU directives into national law
- Supervise and coordination of activities of the vet. services at regional and district levels
- Decision-making in emergency situations
- The coordination and cooperation with the network of diagnostic laboratories, according to contingency plans
- Negotiate with thr 3rd countries and national representstive to various International organizations (e.g. WHO, OIE, FAO)
12
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- When is stunning not obligatory
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- don’t apply to invertebrate animals
- poultry and rabbits slaughtered for home consumption
- In cases when killing of the animal is necessary due to an emergency situation
13
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- Transport time/rules of farm animals
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- Shall not exceed 8 hours, can be extended if additional requirements are met
- Un-weaned calves, piglets, lambs, kids and foals: after 9 hours of travel, rest period of at least one hour to be given liquid and if necessary, fed. After this rest period, transported for further 9 hours
- Pigs: transported for maximum 24 hours, continuous access to water.
- Domestic equidae: transported maximum 24 hours, liquid and if necessary, fed every eight hours
- All other animals: after 14 hours of travel, rest period of at least one hour, given liquid and if necessary, fed. After this rest period, transported for further 14 hours
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- Objectives of OIE
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- to inform Governments about the occurrence and course of diseases of animals throughout the world and ways of controlling these diseases;
- to provide co-ordination at the international level for studies devoted to the surveillance and control of diseases of animals
- to examine regulations for trade in animals and products of animal origin, with a view to harmonizing such regulations among Member Countries
- to give priority to the welfare of animals used in agriculture and aquaculture and to identify animal welfare research needs
15
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- Weaning of piglets
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- not less than 4 weeks of age, unless the welfare or health of dam/piglet would be otherwise adversely affected
(max 7 days earlier if specialised housing)
16
Q
- Animal welfare sanctions
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- official restrictions
- exclusion from state compensation
- fine: animal health/animal welfare
- infringement
- criminal offence
17
Q
- List specialist commissions of OIE
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- Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission (“Code Commission”)
- Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases (”Scientific Commission”)
- Biological Standards Commission (“Laboratories Commission”)
- Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission (“Aquatic Animals Commission”)
18
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- 5 freedoms
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- from hunger, thirst and malnutrition
- from fear and distress
- from physical and thermal discomfort
- from pain, injury and disease
- to express normal patterns of behavior
19
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- Duties of FVO
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Food and Veterinary Office
- promote effective control systems in the food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors;
- check on compliance with the requirements of EU food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health legislation within the European Union and in third countries exporting to the EU;
- contribute to the development of EU policy in the food safety and quality, veterinary and plant health sectors
20
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- Animal welfare rules of castration of piglets
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- if performed after 7 days of age: under anesthetic and additional prolonged analgesia by a veterinarian
21
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- GATT agreement
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- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- was an international agreement, a document setting out the rules for conducting international trade, and an international organization created later to support the agreement
- GATT, the international agency, no longer exists. It has now been replaced by the World Trade Organization
22
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- Prohibited methods of killing in pets
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- drowning/suffocation if they don’t produce immediate loss of consciousness + death
- use of poisonous substance/drug where dose + application cannot be controlled
- electrocution unless preceded by immediate induction of loss of consciousness
23
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- When must a journey log be kept
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- Transporters and organizers shall comply with the provisions on the journey log:
- For long journeys between Member States and with third countries for:
- Domestic equidae other than registered equidae
- Domestic animals of bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species
24
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- Public health establishmets and labs under control of Minister of Agriculture
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- Veterinary institutes
- Institute performing tasks of food examination
- Institute performing tasks of vaccine-, medicine- and fodder examination
- Laboratories operated by the regional veterinary authority: making a microbiological examination of food and fodder
- Laboratory of reproduction biology of the authority of animal breeding
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25. List veterinary laboratories
- Public veterinary laboratory
- Veterinary laboratory of a holding
- Veterinary (clinical) laboratory
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26. When is it acceptable to kill an animal
- Food production
- Fur production
- Population control
- incurable disease
- injury
- risk of infection
- pest control
- prevention of unavoidable attack
- scientific research
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27. Iodine disinfectant
- commonly used in animal health + food processing disinfection
- aqueous iodine + alcoholic iodine commonly used as antiseptics
- Iodophores (iodine +carrier compounds):
- -affect bacteria, viruses and some spores
- -used for general disinfection, bovine teat dips and surgical scrubs
- hard water and large amount of organic material reduce activity
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28. When can disinfection fail
- overdilution during pre-mixing or application
- incomplete/inadequate cleaning
- poor disinfectant penetration or coverage
- insufficient contact time on surface
- inadequate temperature and humidity during application
- presence of residual cleaning material
- selection of product ineffective against contaminating microorganism
- entire procedure must be repeated if exam of sentinel animals or lab results indicate that pathogens have survived
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29. Which animals can be used for experimentation besides lab. animals
- Farm animals and companion animals (e.g. beagle)
| - Animals taken from wild (protected species: if it is approved by the nature preservation authority)
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30. Chlorine disinfectants
- bleaching + germicidal properties
- commonly used in disinfection, sanitizing and water purification (high conc. sewage treatment)
- readily available + inexpensive
- broad antimicrobial spectrum
- min. environmental hazards
- works best in absence of organic material
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31. Stunning methods on farm animals
Stunning must not be carried out unless its possible to bleed animal immediatly after
- captive bolt pistol
- percussive blow to the head
- electronarcosis
- exposure to carbon dioxide
(exc. Ritual slaughter)
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32. Category 1 materials
A + B -> carcasses
rest: material (?)
A) All body parts including hides, skins of:
- Animals suspected of being infected with TSE, or presence of TSE have been officially confirmed
- Animals killed in the context of TSE eradication measures
- Animals other than farm and wild animals (pet animals, zoo animals and circus animals)
- Experimental animals
- Wild animals suspected of being infected with diseases that can be transfered to humans or animals
B) SRM – Specified risk material
& where SRM has not been removed, the entire bodies of dead animals containing SRM
C) Animal by – products derived from animals which have been submitted to illegal treatment
D) Animal by products containing residues of other substances and environmental contaminats (if they exceed the permitted levels)
E) Waste water from Cat. 1 prosessing plant + other premises where SRM is removed
F) Catering waste from means of transport operating internationally
G) mixes of Cat. 1 with Cat. 2 or 3 materials
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33. Category 2 carcass
animals and parts of animals, other than those referred to
category 1, that die other than by being slaughtered for human consumption, including animals killed to eradicate an epizootic disease
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34. Category 3 carcass
- Parts of slaughtered animals fit for human consumption – but not intended to, due to commercial reasons
- Parts of slaughtered animals which are rejected as unfit for human consumption, but that are not affected by transmissible diseases.
- Hide, skin, hooves and horns, feathers from animal slaughtered in slaughterhouse that after inspection were fit for human consumption.
- Head of poultry
- Pig bristles
- Blood from slaughtered animals (ø ruminants) and passed inspection for human consumption
- Raw milk originating from animals that ø show clinical signs of transmissible disease
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35. Definition of decisions
are binding in all their aspects upon those to whom they are addressed. A decision may be addressed to any or all Member States, to undertakings or to individuals
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36. Animal welfare rules of keeping hens in enriched cages
- at least 750 cm2 of cage area for each laying hens (600 cm2: usable)
- cage: at least 2000 cm2
- nest
- litter: pecking and scratching
- perches
- feed trough: 12 cm/ laying hen
- drinking system; 2 nipple drinkers or 2 drinking cups: within reach
- aisle: min. width of 90 cm
- claw-shortening device
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37. International organizations active in animal welfare
- Council of Europe
- World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
- World Trade Organization
- European Union
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38. Surgical interventions prohibited in pet animals
Surgical operations for the purpose of modifying the appearance of a pet animal or for other non-curative purposes shall be prohibited and, in particular:
- docking of tails (Hungary: until the age of 7 days in certain breeds)
- cropping of ears
- devocalisation
- declawing and defanging;
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39. Duties of LAEC (local animal experimentation committee)
- the preparation of the animal experimentation regulation (ethical codex)
- the control of observance of the animal experimentation regulation
- the professional-ethical supervision of the animal experimentation of the institution
- organisation of education and training of those authorised to carry out animal experiments
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40. Protection zone in case of African horse sickness
- min. 12 months
- min. radius of 100 km
- - NB: epidemiological, geographical + climate conditions
- inform public about restrictions
- disinsectisation
- visit all holdings keeping equidae, take sample
- movement: only for emergency slaughter
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41. Surveillance zone in case of African horse sickness
- min. 12 months
- min radius of 50 km
- - NB: epidemiological, geographical + climate conditions
- inform public about restrictions
- disinsectisation
- visit all holdings keeping equidae, take sample
- movement: only for emergency slaughter
- vaccination prohibited
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42. Official confirmation in case of African horse sickness
- inform public about restrictions
- killing of infected horses
- disposal of carcass + animal waste
- strict disinfection
- 20 km zone: official surveillance, obligatory vaccination, lab. examination of dogs, killing diseased dogs
- epizootic inquiry
- take into account epidemiological, geographical + climate conditions
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43. Public health measures in case of glanders
- notification to public health service
- informing keepers
- protective clothes, personal disinfection
- no treatment of infected animals
- SD (suspected of being diseased): treatment only by vet.
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44. Animals diseased with glanders
- typical clinical signs
- non-typical CS but + immunodiagnotic test
- no CS but repeated immunodiagnostic test is +
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45. Control measures in case of EIA
- isolation
- disinsectisation
- housing in stable
- diseased, infected: slaughter at slaughterhouse
suspected of being diseased:
- movement restriction, observation
- clinical + serological exam. every 3 week
Suspect of being contaminated:
- movement restrictions
- diagnostic examination: every 3 weeks
- minimum 90 days
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46. Control measures for suspected of being contaminated with EIA
- movement restriction
- diagnostic exam every 3 week
- min. 90 days
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47. Measurements of treatment in case of diseased animals in rabbit hemorrhagic disease
-- valuable flock: kill only diseased + vaccinate healthy -> movement restriction + vaccination continued for 6 months
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48. Official measures in case of animals diseased with rabbit hemorrhagic disease
- diseased:
- - movement restriction
- - slaughter prohibited
- - killing rabbits
- - proper disposal of carcass
- - valuable flock: kill only diseased + vaccinate healthy -> movement restriction + vaccination continued for 6 months
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49. Measures in case of myxomatosis (diseased, suspected of being diseased)
- killing
- disposal of meat + skin
- suspected of being diseased animals may be vaccinated if auth. by district vet. officer
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50. Lifting restrictions in case of myxomatosis
- killing, death or recovery of last diseased animals
| - 30 days waiting period + strict disinfection
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51. Official measures in case of acariosis
- movement restrictions: marking of colonies
- - prohibition: any intervention transmitting disease
- - lab. exam of colonies suspected of being diseased
- protection zone (5km)
- - obligatory treatment of all colonies
- -- refusing? killing wo/ state compensation
- - heat treatment of products
- - disinfection (empty hive, equipment)
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52. Protection zone measures in acariosis
| same in protection zone of American/european foul-brood
- 5 km
- no movement of colonies
- no exhibitions
- exam. of all colonies
- wandering: from places not under restriction + vet. check (auth. by district vet. officer)
- escape due to plant protection: to a place where there are no colonies
- - notification to off. vet.
- - back to original place within 14 days
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53. Official measures in case of European foul brood
- movement restriction
- - marking colonies
- - prohibition: any intervention transmitting disease
- - lab. exam from colonies suspected of being diseased
- colonies:
- - obligatory treatment (all colonies in protection zone)
- -- Ø AB treatment auth. in HU
- - check ever 2 week
- - refusal: killed wo/ state comp.
- strict disinfection (hive, equipment, buildings, soil)
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54. Official measures in case of American foul brood
- movement restrictions: marking of colonies
- - Ø AB treatment
- - Ø intervention transmitting disease
- - lab. exam from colonies suspected of being diseased
- colonies:
- - killing
- -- less than 50% infected: kill only infected colonies
- -- during monitoring new colonies found: all colonies killed
- killed bees
- - burning carcasses + buerial (+ Product, comb, brood)
- - burning + burial (min. 50 cm deep): every combustible material from hive
- strict disinfection (hive, equipment, buildings, soil)
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55. Lifting restrictions in case of American foul brood
- no colonies + strict disinfection for 60 days observation (take into acount the non-brooding period! )
- if only colonies suspected of being diseased: lab. ruled out -> lifting without disinfection
- if colonies suspected of being contaminated: without disinfection after observation
(same for European foul-brood but 15 days observ.)
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56. Public health measures in case of rabies
- official vet. notify comp. regional institution if:
- - confirm rabies/potential rabies
- - aware of a rabid/potentially rabid/potentially rabies-infected animal has bitten any person
- Upon detection of any wound caused by a dog, cat or wild animal, the physician caring for the wound shall:
- - immediately notify in writing the competent official vet. authority about the info. available: circumstances of the case, including name and home address of the animal keeper. Based on such notification, the official vet. shall take the necessary measures without delay.
- autopsy/head removal:
- - wear protective clothes
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57. Definition of avian influenza
- infection of poultry/other captive bird caused by influenza A virus
- - subtype H5 or H7
- - or with IV pathogenicity index in six-weeks old chicken greater than 1.2
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58. Definition of DIVA in avian influenza
- vaccination strategy that enable differentiation btw vaccinated/infected and vaccinated/non-infected animals
- diagnostic test that detects antibodies against field virus and use of non-vaccinated sentinel birds
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59. Definition of LPAI
- infection of poultry/other captive birds caused by avian influenza virus subtype H5 or H7 that do not come within definition of HPAI
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60. Measures to be applied on holdings where HPAI outbreak is confirmed
- all poultry/captive birds on holding is killes without delay + under official supervision
- Member States can grant derogations (exceptions) for some poultry species or other captive birds based on assessment of further spread of AI
- All carcasses + eggs: disposed under official supervision
- poultry hatched from eggs during the probable period between introduction of HPAI and application of stamping out measures: placed under official supervision and investigations
- meat + eggs collected during probable period between introduction of HPAI and stamping out measures: traced and disposed under official supervision
- substances + waste likely to be contaminated: destroyed or undergo treatment ensuring destruction of AI virus in accordance with indtructions from official vet.
- following disposal of carcasses,the buildings used for housing, pastures or land, equipment etc likely to be contaminated: undergo treatment
- other captive birds/mammals: not enter/leave holding wo authorization
- primary outbreak: lab. exam to identify genetic subtype - visurisolate submitted to reference lab.
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61. Regular testing/control in Aujeszky disease-free large -scale holdings
- all boars: every 6 m
- sow: 20-50% every 6 m
- representative sample of fattening pigs
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62. Protection zone in case of Newcastle disease
- min. radius of 3 km
- stand-still measures and controlled movement of poultry for at least 21 days
- before lifting measures: sampling of poultry holdings
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64. Surveillance zone in case of Newcastle disease
- min. radius of 10 km
- stand-still measures and controlled movements of poultry for at lest 30 days
- before lifting measures: sampling of poultry holdings
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64. Public health measures in case of bovine tuberculosis
- notification to state medical service
- informing keeper/owner
- personal disinfection
- protective clothes, gloves, footwear
- control of products
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65. Official measures in protection zone for Bluetongue
- radius of at least 100km around infected holding
- identification of all holdings with animals innside the zone
- implementation by competent authorities of an epidemiological surveillance program for monitoring sentinel groups of bovine animals and vector populations
- ban on animals leaving the zone (can be exceptions for aminals in a part of the zone where there is proven absence of viral circulation or vectors)
- vaccination of animals against bluetongue and their identification in the protection zone may be decided
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66. Official measures in surveillance zone for Bluetongue
- part of the community territory with a depth of at least 50 km extending beyond the limits of the protection zone
- identification of all holdings with animals
- implementation of surveillance program for monitoring sentinel bovine animals + vector populations
- ban on animals leaving the zone (can be exceptions where there is proven absence of viral circulation/vectors)
- vaccination is prohibited
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67. Re-establishing CBPP infection-free status
- 2 years from the date of last case
| - demonstrate that outbreak did not represent endemic infection and that the disease is eradicated by the actions taken
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68. Country free from CBPP infection wo/ intermediate steps
- continuously free for at least 10 years
AND
- no vaccination for at least 10 years
- no clinical/pqthological evidence for at least 10 years
- adequate disease surveillance and reporting system
- use of diagnostic procedures capable of differentiating mycoplasma mycoides from other bovine mycoplasma infections
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69. Protection zone FMD
- a min. radius of 3 km
- national + local disease control centers
- tracing of all susceptible animals + animal products
- registration of all holdings + establishments: regular vet. inspections
- animals of susceptible species must remain on holding except from emergency slaughter in a slaughterhouse outside of protection zone
- fairs, market, shows for ungulstes and artificial inseminstion are prohibited
- ban of transport of susceptible animals
- not allowed to sell meat/meat products from susceptible species
- milk/milk products, semen, ova, embryo, hides, skin, wool, hair, bristles, animal feed, hay & straw: special treatment and/or strict veterinary control or ban
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70. Surveillance zone FMD
- min. radius of 10 km
- tracing of susceptible animals/animal products
- census of holdings and animals on them
- ban on transporting susceptible species
- restriction on placing meat/ products of animal origin on the market
- measures in surveillance zone are applicable 2 weeks after the measures in protection zone is lifted
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71. Recovery of FMD-free status without vaccination
- control and eradication measures laid down for protection and surveillance zones have been effective and may be lifted
- at least 3 months have elapsed after last recorded outbreak
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72. Recovery of FMD-free status if vaccination has been used
- control and eradication measures laid down for protection + surveillance zones have been effective and may be lifted
- at least 3 months have elapsed since slaughter of last vaccinated animal and serological surveillance has been carried out
OR
- at least 6 months have elapsed since the last outbreak of FMD or completion of emergency vaccination
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73. Public measures in bovine enzootic leukosis, single animal
?
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74. Definition of an animal suspected of being contaminated with scabies
- direct/indirect contact within 42 days with diseased / suspect of being diseased animal
- obligatory yearly treatment was not carried out in sheep
- if sheep introduced into herd without previous isolation
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75. Official measures for scabies
- obligatory treatment (w/ approved product)
- - <2 cm wool: 1x
- - >2 cm wool: shearing + 1 or 2 treatments (interval 7-10 days)
- - other species: 2x treatment (interval 7-10 days)
- parallel disinfection of keeping place + equipment (w/ approved product)
- movement restrictions:
- - grazing, work, changing keeping place only after treatment if at new place there is no contact with susceptible animals
- - slaughter: only after treatment (zoonosis)
- - raw products: disinfection, separate storage of wool for 6 weeks
- - equipment, buildings: disinfection of 6 weeks wo/ contact with animals
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76. Measures in surveillance zone for CSF
- min. radius of 10 km
- census of all holdings
- prohibition of any movement or transport of pigs
- cleaning + disinfection
- removing pigs from a holding situated in a surveillance or protection zone is subject of authorisation by vet. authority
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77. Measures in protection zone for CSF
- min. radius of 3 km
- census of all holdings
- prohibition of any movement or transport of pigs
- cleaning + disinfection
- removing pigs from a holding situated in a surveillance or protection zone is subject of authorisation by vet. authority
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78. Rules for repopulation in case of CSF
- min. 30 days after completion of cleaning + disinfection
- open-air holdings: full repopulation may take place only if none of sentinel pigs have developed antibodies against virus
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79. Measures in protection zone for ASF
- min. radius of 3 km
- lifting restrictions: serological survey
- min. 15 days
- census of all holdings
- ban on movement + transport of pigs
- movement restrictions: products, persons, vehicles
- no markets, fairs etc.
- strict cleaning/disinfection/disinsectisation
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80. Measures in surveillance zone ASF
- min. radius of 10 km
- lifting restrictions: serological survey
- min. 30 days
- census of all holdings
- ban on movement + transport of pigs
- movement restrictions: products, persons, vehicles
- no markets, fairs etc.
- strict cleaning/disinfection/disinsectisation
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81. Rules of repopulation after ASF outbreak
- where occurence is linked to vectors: restocking shall not take place for at least 6 years
UNLESS:
- specific operations to eliminate vector from premises and places where pigs are kept or can come in contact w/ vector have been successfully carried out under official supervision OR
- it has been possible to show that persistence of vectors no longer represents significant risk for ASF being transmitted
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82. Public health measures for brucellosis
- notification to State medical service
- informing keeper/owner (pregnancy! )
- personal disinfection
- protective clothes, gloves, footwear
- control of products
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83. Restocking in case of swine vesicular disease
- 4 weeks after full disinfection of premises
- outdoor pig holding:
- - negative sentinel pigs
- - clinical exam + serological testing after 28 days
- other rearing forms:
- - within 8 days
- - seronegative pigs
- - no pigs leave holding for 60 days after arrival of last pig
- - serological test 28 days after arrival
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84. Preventative measures of duck viral enteritis
- no free keeping on natural waters during 2 weeks before egg-laying period
- infected natural water: no susceptible birds for 2 years, vaccinated broiler ducks
- breeding and broiler flocks shall not be kept together
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86. Official measures in infected areas following eradication of anthrax
Infected area:
- pasture/other area where anthrax was confimed/was origin of infection
- village, farm, holding where anthrax was confirmed
- burying ground or pond
Measures
- fence
- no grazing or feedstuff production in the area
- only vaccinated animals can be kept there
- FOR MIN. 25 YEARS
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87. Measures in large-scale holdings in case of Teschovirus
- all diseased and suspected of being diseased pigs: killed on the spot
- suspected of being contaminated: observation for 40 days - if slaughtered: heat treatment
- slaughter: removal of intestinal tract, intact nervous system
- - heat treatment: 70C for 20 min.
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Category 2 material
1. Manure & digestive tract content
2. All animal material colleced when treating waste water from slaughterhouses
3. Products of animal origin containing resedues of vet. drugs & contsminants (exceeding permitted levels)
4. products of animal origin declared unfitfor human consumption due to the presence of foreign
bodies
5. imported or introduced from a third country and fail to comply with Community veterinary legislation
6. dispatched to another Member State and fail to comply with requirements
7. Animals and part of animals that dies (other than slaughteirng for human somsumption) and not listed in cat. 1, including animals killed to eradicate epizootic disease
8. foetuses
9. oocytes, embryos and semen which are not destined for breeding
10. dead-in-shell poultry
11. mixtures of Category 2 material with Category 3
12. animal by-products other than Category 1 material or
Category 3 material
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Measures when the presence of bluetongue
| is officially confirmed
the official veterinarian shall:
- proceed with the slaughter deemed necessary to prevent extension of the epidemic
- order the destruction, elimination, incineration or burial of the carcases of those animals
- extend the measures of official surveillance and movement restrictions to holdings located within a radius of 20 kilometres (including the protection zone) around the infected holding or holdings;
- if necessary, implement vaccination programme or other, alternative measure;
- carry out an epidemiological survey.
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How to confirm case of bluetongue:
- clinical signs consistent with the presence of
bluetongue
- virus has been isolated and identified as such
- animal has tested positive on serological tests OR viral antigen or RNA specific to 1/more bluetongue serotypes has been identified
- it is a sentinel animal that had showed negative serological results in a previous test ---> positive for antibodies to at least one bluetongue serotype
- epidemiological data:
indicate that CS/lab. tests are the consequence of virus circulation in the holding and not the result of the
introduction of vaccinated or seropositive animals
from restricted zones.
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Fowl typhoid, free parent and production flock:
- the birds originate from free flock
- all+ <1%,
- infected birds are eliminated
- bacteriology of dead eggs and day-old chickens
- individual identification of hatching eggs
- only eggs originating from fee flock may be hatched
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Fowl typhoid, examination protocol day-old chickens:
- during the first 5 days of life min. 1x sample
for laboratory examination
- <10 carcasses: all, 11-50 carcasses: 10, >50
carcasses every 5th, max 50.
STATE MIN.
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