2- Animal by-products (ABP) and specified risk materials (SRM) Flashcards

1
Q

What are Animal By Products?

A

Entire body, part of an animal or a product of animal origin which is not intended for human consumption

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2
Q

Name the 3 categorys of ABP

A

Category 1 = Disposal Only
Category 2 = Unfit for human/Animal consumption
Category 3 = Not for human consumption (Fit for animals)

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3
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What are Edible co-products?

A

Intended for human consumption but require further processing

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4
Q

Carcases containing SRM at the point of disposal needs to go into what category?

A

Category 1

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5
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Which category poses the highest risk to human health

A

Category 1

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6
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Carcases from animals not presented fro AM or without a FCI should be disposed as what category ABP?

A

Category 2

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7
Q

Animal material (sludge) collected from waste water in ruminant slaughter houses should be disposed of as what category

A

Category 1

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8
Q

Animal products containing residues of authorised veterinary drugs/contaminants exceeding permitted levels should be disposed of as what category ABP?

A

Category 2

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9
Q

sludge collected from (6mm) waste water drain screenings in non ruminant (pig and poultry) slaughterhouse should be disposed of as what category ABP

A

Category 2

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10
Q

Animals killed in context of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies go into what category of ABP?

A

Category 1

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11
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What ABP category can be used in raw pet food?

A

Category 3

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12
Q

What ABP category do Most of the post-mortem rejections due to pathology go into

A

Category 2

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13
Q

List examples of PM rejections which can go into ABP category 3 waste

A

Over scaled carcases
Liver lesions due to ascaris suum
Fasciola hepatica

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14
Q

Disposal Routes of Category 1 ABP

A

Has to be incinerated

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15
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Disposal Routes of Category 2 ABP

A

Incinerated or
After processing can be used as fertiliser/soil improvers

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16
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What are the Exemptions of the ABP?

A

All can go for diagnostic, education, research purposes

All can feed endangered species

Most 2/3 can feed zoo/circus animals, reptiles, birds of prey
- Feeding approved kennels, maggot farms, hound packs

17
Q

What colour do you stain category 1 & 2 ABP?

A

Category 1 = Stained Blue
Category 2 = Stained Black

18
Q

What label should be on Category 3 ABP?

A

Not for human consumption

19
Q

What is a specified risk material? & What happens to it?

A

Parts of cattle, sheep & goats that are most likely to pose a risk of infectivity if the animal from which it comes from was infected with Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)

Needs to be removed from food chains & Destroyed

20
Q

What Cattle SRM (Specified risk material) is removed in all ages of cattle?

A

Tonsils, Last 4mm of SI, Caecum, Mesentry

21
Q

What additional Cattle SRM (Specified risk material) is removed in cattle over 12 months?

A

As all ages
& Skull excluding the mandible = Including brain eyes & spinal cord

22
Q

What additional Cattle SRM (Specified risk material) is removed in cattle over 30 months?

A

As all ages & over 12 months
& Vertebral column including dorsal root ganglia

(Excludes vertebrae of tail, Spinous/transverse process of vertebrae, Median sacral crest & wings of sacrum)
RED stripe on label

23
Q

In Sheep/Goat identify the SRM material that would be removed in under 12 months of age animals

A

No SRM

24
Q

Identify the SRM removed in sheep/goat over 12 months of age

A

Skull including brain & eyes
Spinal cord

25
Q

What does a Red stripe label on carcase mean?

A

Remove vertebral column

26
Q

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Animal testing requirements

A

At-risk cattle over 48 months old
- Fallen stock
- Emergency slaughter of animals
- Animals found sick at AM

Brain stem taken by FBO > Dispatched to laboratory
(Carcase, offal, and other by products only realised on receipt of negative test result)

27
Q

Veterinary role in relation to ABP

A

Supervises & Authorises Compliance

28
Q

If a cow carcase test positive for BSE what happens

A

Carcase and all parts of positive animal as well as all the part of the animal before and the 2 animals after must be destroyed
1b2a

29
Q

List 2 reasons for ABP control

A

hygienic production of meat
not in food chain
human and animal health
they are safely and suitably handled and disposed

30
Q

Describe the dentition of cow over 30 months

A

5 or more permanent incisors erupted

31
Q

Describe the dentition of sheep over 12 months

A

1 permanent incisor

32
Q

Which animals are tested for Scrapie

A

only occurs in some abattoirs
suspect scrapie cases
over 18 m DOA/DIL
a random sample of over 18 m old for human consumption sheep and goats

33
Q

What is sampled to test for scrapie

A

OV or fully trained MHI removes brain stem and cerebellum