L2: Statutory Animal Disease control/ Major Epizootic Disease

Question 1

What is the intention for an exotic (freedom) response?

Answer 1

Keep out

Question 2

What is the intention for an endemic (prevalence) response?

Answer 2

Contain

Question 3

What is the intention for a new/dormant and re-emerging (incidence) response?

Answer 3

Surveillance

Question 4

What are two examples of industry self-responsibility and regulation?

Answer 4

Health Schemes, Code of Practice

Question 5

Who implements controls in an emerging disease outbreak?

Answer 5

Vets

Question 6

How can you review effectiveness following an emerging disease outbreak?

Answer 6

Key Performance Indicators

Question 7

What four things must a disease profile and pathway model include?

Answer 7

Host infectivity (inc species), host contact rate, relative herd immunity, critical control points

Question 8

Which are the only animals the farmer gets compensation for if slaughtered during disease outbreak?

Answer 8

Live ones

Question 9

What is the function of an “exit strategy”?

Answer 9

To regain disease-free status

Question 10

Who has legal powers and does the enquiry in a suspect exotic disease investigation?

Answer 10

The official vet

Question 11

What kind of zone is created at the start of a suspect exotic disease investigation?

Answer 11

Temporary control zone

Question 12

If an exotic disease is confirmed, what does the temporary control zone become?

Answer 12

Inner protection and outer surveillance zone

Question 13

What happens to live cattle if exotic disease in confirmed?

Answer 13

Valued and slaughtered

Question 14

Which premises are patrolled within the protection zone?

Answer 14

Unknown ones

Question 15

When can you restock after an exotic disease outbreak?

Answer 15

After disinfection

Question 16

How must you dispose of water/litter/manure after an exotic disease outbreak?

Answer 16

In accordance with environment agency

Question 17

What is the rate determining factor for an exit strategy?

Answer 17

Final cleansing and disinfection because the owner is responsible

Question 18

What are the four requirements for an exit strategy?

Answer 18

No further cases, specific time period elapsed, complete surveillance testing, final cleansing and disinfection

Question 19

What is the cheapest and most effective way to destroy a disease?

Answer 19

Burning

Question 20

What are the only vaccines which can be given to wildlife?

Answer 20

Blue-tongue or pre-exposure vaccination for rabies

Question 21

What can you do with a disease which has increasing incidence and prevalence?

Answer 21

Contain and control

Question 22

What can you do with a disease which has low incidence and low prevalence?

Answer 22

Could eradicate

Question 23

What can you do with a disease which has low incidence and high prevalence?

Answer 23

Testing, biosecurity, difficult to eradicate