Animal by-products Flashcards
Define an animal by-product.
Animal carcases, parts of carcases or products of animal origin that are not intended for human consumption.
Give an example of an animal by-product.
Dead cows, sheep fleeces and wool, hides on drums, sausage casings, serum
What aspect of the Dogs Act 1906 helps control spread of Echinococcus spp.?
Makes it an offence for leaving any carcase on agricultural land where dogs can gain access
What legislation is used to control anthrax in the UK?
Anthrax Order 1938 (updated 1991)
Animals infected or suspected of being infected by a TSE
Category 1
Animals killed in the context of TSE eradication measures,
Category 1
Animals other than farmed animals and wild animals, including in particular pet animals, zoo animals and circus animals
Category 1
Experimental animals
Category 1
Wild animals, when suspected of being infected with diseases communicable to humans or animals;
Category 1
Specified risk material, and where, at the time of disposal, specified risk material has not been removed, entire bodies of dead animals containing specified risk material;
Category 1
Products derived from animals to which substances prohibited .. have been administered and products of animal origin containing residues of environmental contaminants
Category 1
All animal material collected when treating waste water from Category 1 processing plants and other premises in which specified risk material is removed, including screenings, materials from desanding, grease and oil mixtures, sludge and materials removed from drains from those premises, unless such material contains no specified risk material or parts of such material;
Category 1
Catering waste from means of transport operating internationally
Category 1
Mixtures of Category 1 material with either Category 2 material or Category 3 material or both, including any material destined for processing in a Category 1 processing plant
Category 1
Which parts of a cattle carcass are classified as specified risk material in all ages of animal?
The tonsils, the intestines, from the duodenum to the rectum, and the mesentery;
Which aspects of a cattle carcass are classified as specified risk material in over 12 month cattle?
Skull excluding the mandible but including the brains and eyes, and spinal cord.
Which aspect of a cattle carcass are classified as specified risk material in cattle over 30 months old?
Vertebral column including dorsal root ganglia, excluding the vertebrae of the tail the spinous and transverse processes of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, the median sacral crest and the wings of the sacrum.
Which aspects of sheep and goat carcasses are classified as specified risk material in all ages?
The spleen and the ileum
Which aspects of sheep and goat carcasses are classified as specified risk materials in animals over 12 months old?
Over 12 months (or permanent incisor erupted): Skull including the brains and eyes, tonsils, spinal cord.