A2

Question 1

Stamping out policy.

Answer 1

• Means the carrying out under the authority of the Veterinary Administration, on confirmation of a disease, of animal health prophylactic measures, consisting of
  > Killing the animals which are affected and those suspected of being affected in the herd and, where appropriate, those in other herds which have been exposed to infection by direct animal to animal contact, or by indirect contact of a kind likely to cause the transmission of the causal pathogen.
  > All susceptible animals, vaccinated or unvaccinated on an infected premises should be killed and the carcasses destroyed by burning or burial, or by any other method which will eliminate the spread of infection through the carcasses or products of the animals killed.
• This policy should be accompanied by the cleansing and disinfection procedures.

Question 2

What kind of animal carcasses are in category 2?

Answer 2

• 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.

Question 3

Max times for farm transport.

Answer 3

• Unweaned calves, lambs, kids and foals which are still on a milk diet and unweaned piglets must, after 9 hours of travel, be given a rest period of at least one hour sufficient in particular for them to be given liquid and if necessary fed. After this rest period, they may be transported for a further 9 hours.
• Pigs may be transported for a maximum period of 24 hours. During the journey, they must have continuous access to water.
• Domestic equidae may be transported for a maximum period of 24 hours. During the journey they must be given liquid and if necessary fed every eight hours.
• All other animals must, after 14 hours of travel, be given a rest period of at least one hour sufficient for them in particular to be given liquid and if necessary fed. After this rest period, they may be transported for a further 14 hours.

Question 4

Illegal killing methods of pets.

Answer 4

• Drowning and other methods of suffocation if they do not produce immediate loss of consciousness and death;
• The use of any poisonous substance or drug, the dose and application of which cannot be controlled so as to give the effect mentioned above;
• Electrocution unless preceded by immediate induction of loss of consciousness.