1- Emergency slaughter

Question 1

What is Emergency slaughter?

Answer 1

Killing of an animal which is injured or has a disease associate with severe pain/suffering & where there Is no other practical possibility alleviate this pain/suffering

Question 2

Who performs the ante-mortem in cases of emergency slaughter

Answer 2

By PVS (private vet surgeon?) on farm

Question 3

T/F An animal which has an accident which becomes chronic is eligible for emergency slaughter

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Who needs to be present at the time of an emergency slaughter?

Answer 4

Vet in order to sign a declaration of the time and place

Question 5

Can Emergency slaughter animals be passed for the food chain?

Answer 5

Yes but the animal will require an Ante-mortem & favourable outcome will be recorded on the veterinary declaration

Often accident animals that are otherwise healthy = Fit for consumption

Will still need to pass a post-mortem inspection

Question 6

What is Fallen stock?

Answer 6

When transport to slaughterhouse is not an option & It is also not going into the food chain

Question 7

Name the 4 ways an animal can be killed for fallen stock?

Answer 7

Captive bolt stunner
Free bullet
Shot gun
Barbiturate (Pentoject)

Question 8

What is a pithing cane? & When can it be used?

Answer 8

After a captive bolt has occurred, a pithing cane can be used to destroy the brain stem.

In fallen stock as not going for human consumption

Question 9

What type of animal should not be transported to slaughter?

Answer 9

Unable to move independently (Lame)
Severe open wounds
Pregnant females (>90%)/ Given birth <7 days ago
Blind, Weak
New born with navel that has not healed
Animals under 7 days old

Question 10

What are the options at the end of a farm animals life

Answer 10

Open market
Direct to slaughter facility
Emergency on farm slaughter
Fallen stock scheme

Question 11

Define accident

Answer 11

an unforeseen or unexpected event- especially one that causes injury or damage

Question 12

Define emergency

Answer 12

implies that slaughter takes place as a result of an event requiring immediate action

Question 13

Which animals should be excluded from emergency slaughter

Answer 13

animals with a disease or condition that may be transmitted to animals or humans through handling or eating meat, animals showing signs of systemic disease or emaciation.
animals showing excessive contamination

Question 14

Where do you captive bolt stun a cow

Answer 14

Hold firmly in direct contact at right angle to skull directed through upper brain towards brainstem.
Position: Middle of forehead at intersection of two imaginary lines between the eyes and centre of the base of the opposite horn.

Question 15

Why are adult pigs generally stunned electrically rather than with a captive bolt

Answer 15

Older sows and boars may also have a ridge of bone running down the centre of the forehead.
This may prevent the bolt penetrating the brain cavity and the pig will not be stunned effectively.

Question 16

Where do you position captive bolt in polled sheep

Answer 16

muzzle of the stunner should be placed on the highest point of the head, and on the mid-line, aiming straight down

Question 17

Where do you position captive bolt in horned sheep

Answer 17

muzzle of the stunner should be placed on the mid-line, behind the ridge between the horns, and aimed towards the base of the tongue

Question 18

T/F captive-bolt is a human killer

Answer 18

False- it is a stunning device

Question 19

How to humanly kill animal after captive bolt

Answer 19

For human consumption= bleeding
NOT for human or animal consumption and BSE test not required= brain can be pithed