FCI and ante-mortem inspection Flashcards
Slaughterhouses must not accept animals onto a slaughter premises unless they have requested and been provided with….
Food chain information record
What are some pre-requisites for the ante-mortem exam in an abattoir?
Traceability met
Food chain information
For traceability to be met in cattle, what must they have?
2 ear tags
Passports
For traceability to be met in pigs, what must they have?
Tatttoos or ear tags
Movement licenses
For traceability to be met in sheep, what must they have?
Electronic ID (ear tags) Movement license
For traceability to be met in horses, what must they have?
Transponder (microchip)
Passport
Who is responsible for obtaining and evaluating the food chain information (FCI)?
Food business operator (FBO)
The OV audits the FBO’s decision
FCI is more extensive in which species?
Chickens
If there is a complete loss of traceability, what must happen to the animal?
Killed and disposed
If there are lapses but no loss of traceability, what must happen?
OV report to local authority trading standards department
Give examples of what may be required as part of the FCI
Disease status
Knowledge of residues (if suspected, FSA has power to detain animals for further examination)
Movement restrictions to the holding area
What happens if the FCI does not arrive to the slaughterhouse with the animal?
Detained - alive or slaughtered
If not received within 24 hrs of arrival, unfit for human consumption
Who is required to be present on a slaughterhouse if there are more than 1000 livestock units or 150,000 poultry/rabbits per year?
Animal welfare officer (AWO)
FBOs wishing to slaughter cows that require BSE testing must undergo a specific approval process of what?
RMOP
Required method of operations procedures
Is BSE notifiable?
Yes - contact duty vet at APHA
Active scrapie (TSE) testing is required in what age of sheep?
If over 18 months (>2 permanent incisors)
OR fallen stock from compulsory scrapie flock scheme (CSFS)
What samples are required for scrapie testing?
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Which pigs are exempt from Trichinella testing in the abattoir?
Domestic pigs (undergo freezing treatment) (All wild pigs must be tested)
When completing FCI for a horse, which passport sections must a vet complete (otherwise guilty of an offence)?
5, 7 and 9
What is in section I of the equine passport?
Owner
What is in section II and III of the equine passport?
Identification
By competent authority
What is in section IV of the equine passport?
Recording of identity checks whenever law/regulations require
What is in section V and VI of the equine passport?
V = influenza vaccination VI = all other vaccinations
What is in section VII of the equine passport?
Lab health tests for transmissible diseases
What is in section VIII of the equine passport?
Basic health requirements - lists diseases which must be noted on health certificate
What is in section IX of the equine passport?
Medicinal treatment
Says if unfit for human consumption
Apart from completing sections V, VII and IX of the equine passport, what other duty must a vet do as part of a horse FCI?
Transponder (microchip) implanting
Which 2 species require movement licenses as part of their traceability?
Pigs
Sheep
(Also require eartags or tattoo for pigs)
An ante-mortem inspection by the OV must be carried out within what time frame?
Within 24 hrs of arrival
Within 24hrs before slaughter
If an animal is unfit for slaughter, what is it disposed as?
Animal by products (ABP)
What are the 2 exceptions when an OV ante-mortem inspection is not required?
Emergency slaughter
Health certificate issued by an OV or approved vet (AV)
What documentation must there be for an emergency slaughter to take place?
Certificate of competence
Give examples of an animal that is classed as unfitt for transport
Unable to move independently and without pain
Severe open wound or prolapse
Pregnant females in last 90% gestation (last 4 weeks for cattle)
Females that have given birth in the past week
Newborn animals without a fully healed navel
Calves less than 10 days (if transporting more than 100km)
How long can an animal be held in large for?
Maximum of 48 hrs
What must always be available for the animal whilst it is in lairage?
Water
Feeding if in for >12 hrs
Give examples of circumstances where further processing cannot happen after arrival at a slaughterhouse
No FCI
No traceability
Death on arrival or in lairage (fallen stock)
No ante-mortem inspection by OV
Who performs the ante-mortem inspection?
OV
If an animal is classed as fallen stock (death on arrival or death in lairage), what must happen?
Contact APHA as suspected welfare in transport case
PM performed by APHA - owner must be informed and allow own vet present at PM exam
If an animal at the slaughterhouse in a state of late pregnancy, where must this be recorded and who must do this?
Daily welfare exception report
By OV
The following formula is used to estimate what?
2.5 X (Crown-rump length +21)
Days of gestation
all species
If dirty or wet livestock arrives at the ante-mortem inspection, what can be done?
Clipping and bedding overnight
Or decrease speed of line to allow more attentive dressing
Give examples of when an animal may not be fit for slaughter
Disease status
No traceability or FCI (if cannot be provided within time frame)
Animals <1 week old
Residues
From an area subject to movement prohibition
Other reasons
