L7: Preharvest food safety Flashcards
Which disinfectants must you use in the case of a notifiable disease?
A Defra-approved one
Is HACCP legally required at farm level?
No (but good to be applied as codes of good practice)
Who is responsible for on-farm control of medicinal products?
Vets
For how long must you retain farm medicine records?
5 years
What must you include in the farm’s medicine records?
Use, administration, broken needles
Who keeps all species/registration records from birth-death?
Country Parish Holding Records
How long can the standstill period be?
6 or 20 days
After how long must all cattle be double-tagged?
20 days
After how long must dairy cows have one tag?
36 hours
How many tags must a cow have to move off the holding?
Both
What is the only kind of cattle that can be tagged up to 9 months after birth?
Bison
What colour are primary tags?
Yellow plastic
What are secondary tags made of?
Metal/plastic button in different ear
How soon must you replace a lost tag?
28 days
Which service provides cattle passports?
British Cattle Movement Service
After what date do cows have passports?
1/7/96
Which documents do older cattle have instead of a passport?
Cattle Tracing Scheme
How long after ear tagging must the cow have applied for a passport?
Within 7 days
What happens if the passport application is late?
Refused
Can a cow with no passport enter the food chain?
No
Where are the only places a farm can go if no passport?
Hunt kennel or knackers yard
How can you appeal a no-passport decision?
DNA
Under what scheme are pigs identified?
PRIMO 2011
Which pigs must have a permanent herdmark?
Over 1 year old or going to slaughter
