Ante-mortem Flashcards
Who carries out the Ante-mortem Inspection and what are their roles?
Official Veterinarian (OV)
○ Verify FBO tasks
○ Does ante-mortem inspection
What are the exceptions to an OV performing an ant-mortem exam
Emergency slaughter (Private Veterinarian)
On farm slaughter (Authorised Veterinarian)
Wild game (Hunters Declaration)
What are the FBOs jobs?
Ensures all animals are presented to the OV
Health status
Identification
What are the requirements for animals to be accepted into a slaughter house?
Be properly identify
Be accompanied by relevant documentation (FCI)
Not come from areas under disease control with movement restrictions unless the Competent Authority so permits
Be clean and healthy
As far as the FBO can judge
Be in a satisfactory state as regards to welfare
What must FBO do if an animal doesn’t comply to these?
Notify OV
Isolate animal for further investigation
What are the categories of cleanliness?
1 - Clean and Dry
2 - Slightly dirty
3 - Dirty
4 - Very dirty
5 - Filthy and wet
Clean and Dirty Criteria
Accepted for slaughter without any special treatment
Dry
Clean with regard to dung/dirt
Very minor amounts of loosely adherent straw/bedding
Slightly Dirty criteria
Accepted for slaughter without any special treatment
Dry/damp
Light contamination with dirt/dung
Small amounts of loosely adherent straw/bedding
Dirty Criteria
Will be rejected for slaughter except in circumstances which are exceptional
○ Animal welfare grounds
○ Disease control reasons
Dry/damp
Significant contamination with dirt/dung
Significant amounts of adherent straw/bedding
Very Dirty Criteria
Will be rejected for slaughter except in circumstances which are exceptional
○ Animal welfare grounds
○ Disease control reasons
Dry/damp
Heavily contamination with dirt/dung
Significant amounts of adherent straw/bedding
Filthy and Wet
Will be rejected for slaughter
Very wet
Very heavily contamination with dirt/dung
A lot of adherent straw/bedding
